Where does “krossår” come from?

krossår (Swedish) comes from Swedish sår, from Old Swedish sar, 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.

krossår (Swedish): laceration wound caused by blunt impact to soft tissue

Definitions

  1. laceration wound caused by blunt impact to soft tissue

Ancestry of “krossår”, step by step

krossår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsåra minor wound, a puncture of the skin
2Old Swedishsarsore, aching
3Old Norsesárlarge cask
4Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
5Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Swedish krossa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrossato crush; to press or bruise between two hard bodies until the point of breaking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz
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