Where does “soring” come from?
soring (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.
soring (English): The practice of making it painful for a horse's...
Definitions
- The practice of making it painful for a horse's...
Ancestry of “soring”, step by step
soring 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 ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |