Where does “soor” come from?

soor (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German sôr, from Old Saxon sōr, from Proto-Germanic sauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European saus- — dry, parched.

soor (German Low German): dry; arid

Definitions

  1. dry; arid

Ancestry of “soor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansôr—
2Old Saxonsōr—
3Proto-Germanicsauzazdry, parched
4Proto-Indo-Europeansaus-dry, parched
Every word from Proto-Indo-European saus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sauzaz →Every word from Old Saxon sōr →