Where does “sor” come from?

sor (Middle French) comes from Frankish saur, from Proto-Germanic sauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European saus- — dry, parched.

sor (Middle French): reddish brown; yellowish-brown, reddish-brown

Definitions

  1. reddish brown; yellowish-brown, reddish-brown

Ancestry of “sor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishsaurdried; dry
2Proto-Germanicsauzazdry, parched
3Proto-Indo-Europeansaus-dry, parched

Words derived from “sor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European saus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sauzaz →Every word from Frankish saur →