Where does “liggesår” come from?

liggesår (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.

liggesår (Norwegian Bokmål): a bedsore

Definitions

  1. a bedsore

Ancestry of “liggesår”, step by step

liggesår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sår

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

via Norwegian Bokmål ligge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålliggeto lie; to be placed or situated
2Old Norseliggjato lie
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →