Where does “zeer” come from?

zeer (Dutch) comes 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.

zeer (Dutch): sore, painful; painful, grieving; hurtful

Definitions

  1. sore, painful; painful, grieving; hurtful

Ancestry of “zeer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zeer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →
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