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Where does “searg” come from?

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

searg (Scottish Gaelic): wither, emaciate, wane, dwindle; languish,...

Definitions

  1. wither, emaciate, wane, dwindle; languish,...

Ancestry of “searg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsergaid—
2Old Irishsergdecline; illness, sickness; shrinking, lessening
3Proto-Celticswergosillness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
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