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Where does “sare” come from?

sare (English) comes from Middle English sare, 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.

sare (English): dry, withered; tender, rotten; melancholy, bad,...

Definitions

  1. dry, withered; tender, rotten; melancholy, bad,...

Ancestry of “sare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsare—
2Old Englishsārpainful, grievous; ache, wound; sore, ache
3Proto-West Germanicsairpainful, sore; pain; wound
4Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
5Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind
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