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Where does “earsore” come from?

earsore (English) comes from English sore, from Middle English sor, from Old English sār, from Proto-West Germanic sair, 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.

earsore (English): Something which is displeasing to the ear- for...

Definitions

  1. Something which is displeasing to the ear- for...

Ancestry of “earsore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoreCausing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive;...
2Middle EnglishsorAlternative form of sore; sorrel; A sorrel horse
3Old Englishsārpainful, grievous; ache, wound; sore, ache
4Proto-West Germanicsairpainful, sore; pain; wound
5Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
6Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind
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