Where does “sere” come from?
sere (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sēro, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.
Ancestry of “sere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | sēro | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |