Where does “sár” come from?

sár (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sár, 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.

sár (Icelandic): painful, sore; bitter, distressing; hurt,...

Definitions

  1. painful, sore; bitter, distressing; hurt,...

Ancestry of “sár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesárlarge cask
2Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
3Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

Words derived from “sár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →