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Where does “cera” come from?

cera (Polish) comes from Polish cerować, from German zieren, from Middle High German zieren, from Old High German ziarōn, from Proto-West Germanic tiari-, from Proto-Germanic diH-or-i-.

cera (Polish): complexion

Definitions

  1. complexion

Ancestry of “cera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcerować—
2Germanzierento decorate; to make a fuss
3Middle High Germanzieren—
4Old High Germanziarōn—
5Proto-West Germanictiari-neat, splendid
6Proto-GermanicdiH-or-i-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic diH-or-i- →