Where does “seriøs” come from?

seriøs (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French sérieux, from Latin sēriōsus, from Latin sērius, 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.

seriøs (Norwegian Nynorsk): serious

Definitions

  1. serious

Ancestry of “seriøs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsérieuxserious; ?; really? for real?
2Latinsēriōsusserious
3Latinsēriusgrave; earnest; serious
4Latinsēruslate, too late
5Proto-Italicswerjos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic swerjos →