Where does “sear” come from?

sear (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish án, from Old Irish air — for.

sear (Scottish Gaelic): eastern, east

Definitions

  1. eastern, east

Ancestry of “sear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishánverbal noun of aigid
2Old Irishairfor
Every word from Old Irish airEvery word from Old Irish án