Where does “zuur” come from?

zuur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch sūr, from Proto-West Germanic sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

zuur (Dutch): sour; acidic; acid

Definitions

  1. sour; acidic; acid

Ancestry of “zuur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsuur—
2Old Dutchsūrsour
3Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
4Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

Words derived from “zuur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European suHrós →