Where does “magesår” come from?

magesår (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.

magesår (Norwegian Nynorsk): a peptic ulcer

Definitions

  1. a peptic ulcer

Ancestry of “magesår”, step by step

magesår 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 mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmageabdomen, belly, stomach; to gut; to regurgitate
2Old Norsemagistomach
3Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz