Where does “skavsår” come from?
skavsår (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.
skavsår (Swedish): a chafe (wound caused by something chafing the skin, for examples ill-fitting shoes)
Definitions
- a chafe (wound caused by something chafing the skin, for examples ill-fitting shoes)
Ancestry of “skavsår”, step by step
skavsår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sår | a minor wound, a puncture of the skin |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sar | sore, aching |
| 3 | Old Norse | sár | large cask |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sairą | wound; sore |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |