Origins of sick and ill

1:24

know about the origins of the two words

1:26

in order to help understand differences.

1:30

Sick is a Saxon word which has always

1:33

had the meaning unwell.

1:36

Ill is a Scandinavian word. It

1:39

originally meant just bad and it only

1:42

started being used as a synonym for sick

1:45

in the 19th century. Its original

1:48

meaning of bad is still used in many

1:51

expressions. Here are some examples.

1:54

Illmaned,

1:58

ill- fated,

2:01

an illconceived idea,

2:05

illtimed,