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Where does “sergaid” come from?

sergaid (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,...

Ancestry of “sergaid”, 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 “sergaid”

  • searg
  • shirg
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