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Where does “sever” come from?

sever (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sěverъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śḗˀweras, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁wer-o-.

sever (Serbo-Croatian): north

Definitions

  1. north

Ancestry of “sever”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěverъnorth
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśḗˀweras—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁wer-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁wer-o- →