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Where does “hårsår” come from?

hårsår (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sår, 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.

hårsår (Norwegian Bokmål): touchy, easily offended; petulant

Definitions

  1. touchy, easily offended; petulant

Ancestry of “hårsår”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsårsore; a wound; imperative of såre
2Old Norsesárlarge cask
3Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind
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