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Where does “saer” come from?

saer (Norman) comes from Old French seir, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

saer (Norman): evening

Definitions

  1. evening

Ancestry of “saer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchseirAlternative form of soir
2Latinserō—
3Latinsērus—
4Proto-Italicswerjos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →