Where does “Sarkese” come from?
Sarkese (English) comes from English Sark, from Middle English serk, from Old English serc, from Proto-West Germanic sarki, from Proto-Germanic sarkiz, from Proto-Indo-European swerg-, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
Sarkese (English): The Sercquiais language
Definitions
- The Sercquiais language
Ancestry of “Sarkese”, step by step
Sarkese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sark | One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe |
| 2 | Middle English | serk | A shirt used as an undergarment |
| 3 | Old English | serc | shirt, coat of mail |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sarki | sark, shirt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sarkiz | sark, shirt; coat of mail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swerg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |