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Where does “kleinzerig” come from?

kleinzerig (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeer, from Middle Dutch sêer, from Old Dutch sēr, from Proto-West Germanic sair, from Proto-Germanic sairą, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

kleinzerig (Dutch): petty in relation to pain or hardship, with a low...

Definitions

  1. petty in relation to pain or hardship, with a low...

Ancestry of “kleinzerig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeersore, painful; painful, grieving; hurtful
2Middle Dutchsêer—
3Old Dutchsēr—
4Proto-West Germanicsairpainful, sore; pain; wound
5Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
6Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind
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