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Where does “sieren” come from?

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

sieren (Dutch): to adorn, to decorate; to befit, to be...

Definitions

  1. to adorn, to decorate; to befit, to be...

Ancestry of “sieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcieren—
2Middle High Germanzieren—
3Old High Germanziarōn—
4Proto-West Germanictiari-neat, splendid
5Proto-GermanicdiH-or-i-—

Words derived from “sieren”

  • sier
  • siervuurwerk
  • versieren
  • ontsieren
  • sierkussen
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