Where does “cieren” come from?
cieren (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle High German zieren, from Old High German ziarōn, from Proto-West Germanic tiari-, from Proto-Germanic diH-or-i-.
Ancestry of “cieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zieren | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ziarōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tiari- | neat, splendid |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | diH-or-i- | — |
Words derived from “cieren”