seek

Pronunciation: /ˈseːk/

“seek” is an Estonian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

A residence and shelter for sick people in the Middle Ages.
A nursing home, retirement home; poorhouse

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German sêkhûs (“hospital”) (equivalent to sêk + hûs). From Proto-West Germanic *seuk, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *seukaz (“sick”). Compare German Siechenhaus (“infirmary”), English sickhouse.

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