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Where does “sar” come from?

sar (Old Danish) comes 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.

sar (Old Danish): wound

Definitions

  1. wound

Ancestry of “sar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesárlarge cask
2Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
3Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind
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