Where does “Zär” come from?
Zär (Luxembourgish) comes from French serré, from French serrer, from Old French serrer, from Vulgar Latin serrare, from Latin serāre, from Latin sēra, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
Zär (Luxembourgish): greenhouse
Ancestry of “Zär”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | serré | tight; fine, cramped; strong |
| 2 | French | serrer | to tighten; to shake; to squeeze |
| 3 | Old French | serrer | to grip tightly; to shut |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | serrare | close, shut; to close, shut; inflection of... |
| 5 | Latin | serāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | sēra | — |
| 7 | Latin | serō | — |
| 8 | Latin | sērus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | swerjos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swer-yo-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |