Etymograph

English

Serkland

Serkland comes from English land.

  1. English1500–presentland
  2. EnglishtodaySerkland

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentland
  2. EnglishtodaySerkland

The story

The second element is clearly land (‘land’). The first may be related to Saracen (compare Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός (Sarakēnós), showing the /k/) or may be serkr (‘sark, gown’) in reference to the clothing worn by the people of the region.

Every English word from English land

Today it means

name The Abbasid caliphate.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English land / Serkland

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