Where does “sacerd” come from?

sacerd (Old English) comes from Latin sacerdōs, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacerd (Old English): priest

Definitions

  1. priest

Ancestry of “sacerd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacerdōspriest, priestess, cleric
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →