Where does “Versehrung” come from?

Versehrung (German) comes from German versehren, from Middle High German versēren, from Old High German sēr, 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.

Versehrung (German): injury

Definitions

  1. injury

Ancestry of “Versehrung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanversehrento hurt, to wound
2Middle High Germanversēren
3Old High Germansērsore; painful; painful, sore; sored, injured
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz