From , from , akin to Dutch zier, from Frankish *seuro, from Proto-West Germanic *seur(j)ōn. The ultimate origin is unknown, as cognates outside of West Germanic are lacking. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kes- ("to scrape"), source of Ancient Greek ξύω ("to scratch, scrape").
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