Where does “Serb” come from?

Serb (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Serb (Lower Sorbian): Sorb; Serb

Definitions

  1. Sorb; Serb

Ancestry of “Serb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsьrbъally
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “Serb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrbъ →