Where does “searu” come from?

searu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sarwą, from Proto-Indo-European serw- — to guard.

searu (Old English): machine; device, contrivance; deceit, stratagem

Definitions

  1. machine; device, contrivance; deceit, stratagem

Ancestry of “searu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsarwąequipment, armor
2Proto-Indo-Europeanserw-to guard

Words derived from “searu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European serw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sarwą →