Where does “serc” come from?
serc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sarki, from Proto-Germanic sarkiz, from Proto-Indo-European swerg-, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
serc (Old English): shirt, coat of mail
Ancestry of “serc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sarki | sark, shirt |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sarkiz | sark, shirt; coat of mail |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swerg- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “serc”