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Where does “seircid” come from?

seircid (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish serg, from Proto-Celtic swergos, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

seircid (Old Irish): becomes obsolete; shrinks, diminishes, contracts,...

Definitions

  1. becomes obsolete; shrinks, diminishes, contracts,...

Ancestry of “seircid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsergdecline; illness, sickness; shrinking, lessening
2Proto-Celticswergosillness
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “seircid”

  • searg
  • shirg
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