Where does “serke” come from?

serke (Middle English) comes from Old English syrc, from English Syriac, from Latin syriacus, from Ancient Greek συριακός, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

serke (Middle English): Alternative form of serk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of serk

Ancestry of “serke”, step by step

serke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English syrc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsyrc
2EnglishSyriacA speaker of the Syriac language; A member of the...
3LatinsyriacusSyrian
4Ancient GreekσυριακόςSyrian
5Ancient GreekΣυρίαSyria
6Ancient GreekἈσσυρία
7AkkadianAššūrāyu
8AkkadianAššūrAssur

via Old English serc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsercshirt, coat of mail
2Proto-West Germanicsarkisark, shirt
3Proto-Germanicsarkizsark, shirt; coat of mail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswerg-
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “serke

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