Where does “sorehead” come from?
sorehead (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.
sorehead (English): A person who has a tendency to be angry or to...
Definitions
- A person who has a tendency to be angry or to...
Ancestry of “sorehead”, step by step
sorehead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sore | Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sor | Alternative form of sore; sorrel; A sorrel horse |
| 3 | Old English | sār | painful, grievous; ache, wound; sore, ache |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sair | painful, sore; pain; wound |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sairą | wound; sore |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |