Where does “serchen” come from?
serchen (Middle English) comes from Old French cerchier, from Latin circō, from Latin circā, from Latin circum, from Latin circus, from Ancient Greek κρίκος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
serchen (Middle English): To search, to try to find; to scour; To research;...
Definitions
- To search, to try to find; to scour; To research;...
Ancestry of “serchen”, step by step
serchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French cerchier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | cerchier | to search; to seek; to look for |
| 2 | Latin | circō | to traverse, go about |
| 3 | Latin | circā | — |
| 4 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 5 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Anglo-Norman cerchier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | cerchier | — |