Where does “sår” come from?

sår (Swedish) comes 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.

sår (Swedish): a minor wound, a puncture of the skin

Definitions

  1. a minor wound, a puncture of the skin

Ancestry of “sår”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsarsore, aching
2Old Norsesárlarge cask
3Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

Words derived from “sår”

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