Where does “sore” come from?
sore (Middle English) comes from Old French seür, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sore (Middle English): Alternative form of sure; Senses associated with...
Definitions
- Alternative form of sure; Senses associated with...
Ancestry of “sore”, step by step
sore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French seür
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | seür | Alternative form of seur; sure |
| 2 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 3 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Old English sār
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sār | painful, grievous; ache, wound; sore, ache |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sair | painful, sore; pain; wound |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sairą | wound; sore |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |