Where does “sárr” come from?

sárr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

sárr (Old Norse): sore, aching

Definitions

  1. sore, aching

Ancestry of “sárr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

Words derived from “sárr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →
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