Where does “seuer” come from?

seuer (Middle English) comes from Old French sewere, from Old French sewiere, from Latin exaquāria.

Ancestry of “seuer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsewerewater-course
2Old Frenchsewiereoverflow channel
3Latinexaquāria—
Every word from Latin exaquāria →Every word from Old French sewiere →Every word from Old French sewere →