Where does “szur” come from?

szur (Kashubian) comes from English sure, from Middle English sure, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

szur (Kashubian): rat

Definitions

  1. rat

Ancestry of “szur”, step by step

szur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsurePhysically secure and certain, non-failing,...
2Middle Englishsuresafe, protected; fortified, well-defended,...
3Middle Frenchsur—
4Old FrenchseürAlternative form of seur; sure
5Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
6Latineks-uper—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Proto-Slavic ščurъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicščurъplayful, mischievous, perky; void, idle; type of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskewh₂-to lash, to swing, to buzz
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