Where does “sire” come from?

sire (Danish) comes from German zieren, from Middle High German zieren, from Old High German ziarōn, from Proto-West Germanic tiari-, from Proto-Germanic diH-or-i-.

sire (Danish): adorn; endow with a favorable quality

Definitions

  1. adorn; endow with a favorable quality

Ancestry of “sire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzierento decorate; to make a fuss
2Middle High Germanzieren—
3Old High Germanziarōn—
4Proto-West Germanictiari-neat, splendid
5Proto-GermanicdiH-or-i-—

Words derived from “sire”

Every word from Proto-Germanic diH-or-i- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tiari- →Every word from Old High German ziarōn →