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Where does “häire” come from?

häire (Estonian) comes from Estonian häirima, from Finnish häiritä, from Proto-Finnic häirit'äk, from Proto-Germanic sairijaną, 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.

häire (Estonian): alarm, alert; disruption, interference

Definitions

  1. alarm, alert; disruption, interference

Ancestry of “häire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhäirimato disturb; to interfere; to hinder
2Finnishhäiritäto disturb, bother, bug; to disrupt
3Proto-Finnichäirit'äk—
4Proto-Germanicsairijanąto wound, to make hurt
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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