Where does “sormulet” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sormulet”, step by step

sormulet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French sor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsorreddish brown; yellowish-brown, reddish-brown
2Frankishsaurdried; dry
3Proto-Germanicsauzazdry, parched
4Proto-Indo-Europeansaus-dry, parched

via Middle French mulet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmuletmullet

Words derived from “sormulet”

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