Where does “sêre” come from?

sêre (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.

sêre (Middle Dutch): strongly, very, to a great degree

Definitions

  1. strongly, very, to a great degree

Ancestry of “sêre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsēro—
2Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →