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Where does “seier” come from?

seier (Old French) comes from Latin secāre, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “seier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecāre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “seier”

  • sciure
  • scierie
  • scieur
  • scier
  • scie
  • sciage
  • sier
  • scier
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →