Where does “seir” come from?
seir (Middle English) comes from Old English sēar, from Proto-West Germanic *sauʀ(ī), from Proto-Germanic sauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European saus- — dry, parched.
seir (Middle English): Alternative form of sere
Ancestry of “seir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | sēar | withered, barren; dry |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *sauʀ(ī) | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sauzaz | dry, parched |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | saus- | dry, parched |
Words derived from “seir”