Where does “Sermon” come from?

Sermon (German) comes from Latin sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Sermon (German): a long, tedious speech; sermon

Definitions

  1. a long, tedious speech; sermon

Ancestry of “Sermon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsermōa conversation, discussion
2Proto-Indo-Europeansermō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sermō →