Where does “magsår” come from?

magsår (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.

magsår (Swedish): a gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer; a peptic ulcer

Definitions

  1. a gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer; a peptic ulcer

Ancestry of “magsår”, step by step

magsår 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 mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmagestomach; body part between thorax and pelvis;...
2Old Swedishmaghistomach
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
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