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Where does “sāriġlīċ” come from?

sāriġlīċ (Old English) comes from Old English sāriġ, from Proto-Germanic sairagaz, 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 “sāriġlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsāriġfeeling or expressing grief, sorry, grieved,...
2Proto-Germanicsairagazsad; saddened; grieved; sorry
3Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

Words derived from “sāriġlīċ”

  • sorrily
  • soryly
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