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Where does “surrounder” come from?

surrounder (English) comes from English surround, from Middle English sourrounden, from Middle French souronder, from Late Latin superundo, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

surrounder (English): One who, or that which, surrounds

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, surrounds

Ancestry of “surrounder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsurroundTo encircle something or simultaneously extend in...
2Middle Englishsourroundento submerge, overflow
3Middle Frenchsouronder—
4Late Latinsuperundo—
5Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
6Latineks-uper—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →