Where does “særa” come from?

særa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse særa, 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.

særa (Icelandic): to wound, to injure; to hurt; to conjure

Definitions

  1. to wound, to injure; to hurt; to conjure

Ancestry of “særa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesæra—
2Proto-Germanicsairijanąto wound, to make hurt
3Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-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 →