Where does “sorel” come from?

sorel (Middle English) comes from Old French sorel, from Old French sur, from Frankish sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

sorel (Middle English): sorrel; wood sorrel; The leaves of either of...

Definitions

  1. sorrel; wood sorrel; The leaves of either of...

Ancestry of “sorel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsorelsorrel
2Old Frenchsursour, biter
3Frankishsūracidic, sour; sour, acidic
4Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

Words derived from “sorel”

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