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

  1. 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

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

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y-
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