Where does “sēr” come from?
sēr (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic sair, from Proto-Germanic sairą, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.
Ancestry of “sēr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sair | painful, sore; pain; wound |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sairą | wound; sore |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |