Where does “hårsår” come from?

hårsår (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): touchy, easily offended; petulant

Definitions

  1. touchy, easily offended; petulant

Ancestry of “hårsår”, step by step

hårsår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksårsore; a wound; present of så
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 Nynorsk hår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhårhair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →