Where does “suur” come from?

suur (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sūr, from Proto-West Germanic sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

Ancestry of “suur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsūrsour
2Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
3Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

Words derived from “suur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European suHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sūr →