Where does “saur” come from?
saur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse saurr, from Proto-Germanic sauraz — dirt, filth, wet earth.
saur (Icelandic): filth, dirt; feces
Ancestry of “saur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | saurr | filth |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sauraz | dirt, filth, wet earth |
Words derived from “saur”