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Where does “saur” come from?

saur (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic sauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European saus- — dry, parched.

saur (Frankish): dried; dry

Definitions

  1. dried; dry

Ancestry of “saur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsauzazdry, parched
2Proto-Indo-Europeansaus-dry, parched

Words derived from “saur”

  • sure
  • surely
  • sore
  • sewage
  • sorely
  • unsure
  • sewer
  • searing
  • sewerage
  • surtout
  • sear
  • sere
  • footsore
  • sureness
  • cere
  • cocksure
  • surefooted
  • searingly
  • cocksureness
  • seral
  • heartsore
  • sewering
  • bedsore
  • cerecloth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European saus- →