Where does “ser” come from?
ser (Middle English) comes from Middle English sere, from Old Norse sér, from Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
ser (Middle English): Alternative form of sire; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- Alternative form of sire; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “ser”, step by step
ser traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English sere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sere | dry, withered, shrunken, brittle; Individual,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sér | dative of sik; second/third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Middle English sire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 2 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 4 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 5 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
via Old English sīere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sīere | dry, withered; barren; sere; dry, sere, sear,... |