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Where does “sourrounden” come from?

sourrounden (Middle English) comes from Middle French souronder, from Late Latin superundo, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sourrounden (Middle English): to submerge, overflow

Definitions

  1. to submerge, overflow

Ancestry of “sourrounden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsouronder—
2Late Latinsuperundo—
3Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
4Latineks-uper—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sourrounden”

  • surrounding
  • surroundings
  • surround
  • surroundeth
  • surroundest
  • surrounder
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