Where does “sêer” come from?

sêer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sēr, from Proto-West Germanic sair, from Proto-Germanic sairą, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

sêer (Middle Dutch): painful, sore

Definitions

  1. painful, sore

Ancestry of “sêer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsērpain
2Proto-West Germanicsairpainful, sore; pain; wound
3Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

Words derived from “sêer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →
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