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
Ancestry of “saur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | saur | — |
| 2 | Old French | sor | Alternative form of seur; upon, over; on, ontop... |
| 3 | Frankish | saur | dried; dry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sauzaz | dry, parched |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | saus- | dry, parched |