sehr
German (Berlin)
[zeːɐ̯]
adverb
Definitions
- very
- a lot, much
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German sēr inherited from Old High German sēr (sore, painful, sored, injured) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sairaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*sairaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedsore English
- cold sore English
- earsore English
- eyesore English
- footsore English
- fucksore English
- heartsore English
- humpsore English
- mouthsore English
- saddlesore English
- sorance English
- sore English
- sorehead English
- soreheaded English
- sorely English
- soreness English
- soring English
- sorry English
- very English
- amper Dutch, Flemish
- kleinzerig Dutch, Flemish
- zeer Dutch, Flemish
- *sairaz Proto-Germanic
- sor Middle English
- verray Middle English
- sár Old Norse
- sárr Old Norse
- hampir Indonesian
- sêer Middle Dutch
- sēr Old High German
- amper Afrikaans
- sēr Middle High German
- séier Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *sair gmw-pro
- sēr Old Dutch
- *sairas Proto-Finnic
- soa Tok Pisin
- sua Tok Pisin
- soro Sranan Tongo