Where does “sêr” come from?

sêr (Welsh) comes from Old Welsh serr, from Proto-Celtic serrā, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.

sêr (Welsh): stars; asterisks

Definitions

  1. stars; asterisks

Ancestry of “sêr”, step by step

sêr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Welsh serr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshserr—
2Proto-Celticserrāsickle, scythe; billhook
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl

via Proto-Kuki-Chin *seer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kuki-Chin*seer—

Words derived from “sêr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European serp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic serrā →Every word from Old Welsh serr →