Where does “seare” come from?
seare (Middle English) comes from Old English sēar, from Proto-West Germanic *sauʀ(ī), from Proto-Germanic sauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European saus- — dry, parched.
Ancestry of “seare”, step by step
seare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English sēar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sēar | withered, barren; dry |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *sauʀ(ī) | dry, parched |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sauzaz | dry, parched |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | saus- | dry, parched |
via Old English sīere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sīere | dry, withered; barren; sere; dry, sere, sear,... |