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Where does “sār” come from?

sār (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sair, 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.

sār (Old English): painful, grievous; ache, wound; sore, ache

Definitions

  1. painful, grievous; ache, wound; sore, ache

Ancestry of “sār”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsairpainful, sore; pain; wound
2Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
3Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

Words derived from “sār”

  • sore
  • sorely
  • footsore
  • heartsore
  • bedsore
  • sorehead
  • soring
  • soreheaded
  • saddlesore
  • footsoreness
  • sorance
  • earsore
  • fucksore
  • sore
  • sær
  • sar
  • sored
  • sor
  • sua
  • soa
  • soro
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