Where does “searbh” come from?

searbh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish serb, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

searbh (Scottish Gaelic): sharp, keen; pungent, acute, acrid, acrimonious;...

Definitions

  1. sharp, keen; pungent, acute, acrid, acrimonious;...

Ancestry of “searbh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishserbbitter; bitter, hurtful, grievous, disagreeable;...
2Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
3Proto-Italicserwosguardian
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →