Where does “mavesår” come from?

mavesår (Danish) comes from Danish sår, from Old Norse sár, from Proto-Germanic sairą, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

mavesår (Danish): a peptic ulcer

Definitions

  1. a peptic ulcer

Ancestry of “mavesår”, step by step

mavesår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsårwound; sore, worried, distressed; present tense...
2Old Norsesárlarge cask
3Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Danish mave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmavestomach, tummy, belly; abdomen, abdominal cavity;...
2Old Danishmaghæstomach
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →