Where does “sérrí” come from?

sérrí (Icelandic) comes from Danish sherry, from English Sherry, from English sherris, from Spanish Xeres — wine of Xeres.

sérrí (Icelandic): sherry

Definitions

  1. sherry

Ancestry of “sérrí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsherry—
2EnglishSherryfrom the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri
3EnglishsherrisObsolete form of sherry
4SpanishXereswine of Xeres
Every word from Spanish Xeres →Every word from English sherris →Every word from English Sherry →
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