Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “serg” come from?

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

serg (Old Irish): decline; illness, sickness; shrinking, lessening

Definitions

  1. decline; illness, sickness; shrinking, lessening

Ancestry of “serg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticswergosillness
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “serg”

  • searg
  • seircid
  • sergaid
  • shirg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →