Where does “seriff” come from?
seriff (Hungarian) comes from English serif, from English Sheriff, from Middle English shirreve, from Old English scīrġerēfa, from Old English sċīr, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô — to bear, carry.
seriff (Hungarian): sheriff
Definitions
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Ancestry of “seriff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serif | A short line added to the end of a stroke in... |
| 2 | English | Sheriff | (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties |
| 3 | Middle English | shirreve | A sheriff; an individual responsible for a number... |
| 4 | Old English | scīrġerēfa | shire-reeve; sheriff |
| 5 | Old English | sċīr | bright; shire; county |
| 6 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |