Where does “sheer-” come from?

sheer- (Manx) comes from Old Irish sír, from Proto-Celtic sīros, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sheer- (Manx): continuous, endless, permanent, interminable,...

Definitions

  1. continuous, endless, permanent, interminable,...

Ancestry of “sheer-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsírlong; lasting
2Proto-Celticsīroslong
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-ró-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “sheer-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic sīros →