Where does “tapsár” come from?

tapsár (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sár, 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.

tapsár (Icelandic): feeling very disappointed after having lost; being a sore loser

Definitions

  1. feeling very disappointed after having lost; being a sore loser

Ancestry of “tapsár”, step by step

tapsár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsárpainful, sore; bitter, distressing; hurt,...
2Old Norsesárlarge cask
3Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Icelandic tap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictaploss, damage
2Icelandictapato lose
3Old Norsetapato lose
4Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →