Where does “sehr” come from?
sehr (German) comes from Middle High German sēr, from Old High German 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.
sehr (German): very; a lot, much
Definitions
- very; a lot, much
Ancestry of “sehr”, step by step
sehr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German sēr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sēr | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sēr | sore; painful; painful, sore; sored, injured |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sair | painful, sore; pain; wound |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sairą | wound; sore |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |