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Where does “saur” come from?

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

saur (French): dried and smoked

Definitions

  1. dried and smoked

Ancestry of “saur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsaur—
2Old FrenchsorAlternative form of seur; upon, over; on, ontop...
3Frankishsaurdried; dry
4Proto-Germanicsauzazdry, parched
5Proto-Indo-Europeansaus-dry, parched
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