Where does “serienreif” come from?

serienreif (German) comes from German Serie, from French série, from Latin seriēs, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

serienreif (German): ready for serial production

Definitions

  1. ready for serial production

Ancestry of “serienreif”, step by step

serienreif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Serie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSerieseries
2Frenchsérieseries; television program
3Latinseriēsa row
4Latinserōto sow, plant
5Latinsēruslate, too late
6Proto-Italicswerjos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

via German Reif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReifring; hoop; frost; hoar frost
2Middle High Germanreif
3Old High Germanreifstrap, belt; belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop
4Proto-West Germanicraipstrip, band
5Proto-Germanicraipazstrip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanroypnósstrap, band, rope
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-sEvery word from Proto-Italic swerjos
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