Where does “seirc” come from?

seirc (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish serc, from Proto-Celtic sterkā, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

seirc (Scottish Gaelic): affection; benevolence, charity

Definitions

  1. affection; benevolence, charity

Ancestry of “seirc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishserclove; verbal noun of caraid
2Proto-Celticsterkālove
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

Words derived from “seirc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic sterkā →Every word from Old Irish serc →
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