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

Definitions

  1. filth, dirt; feces

Ancestry of “saur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaurrfilth
2Proto-Germanicsaurazdirt, filth, wet earth

Words derived from “saur

Every word from Proto-Germanic saurazEvery word from Old Norse saurr
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