Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “sōr” come from?

sōr (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sōr, from Proto-Germanic sauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European saus- — dry, parched.

Ancestry of “sōr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansōr—
2Proto-Germanicsauzazdry, parched
3Proto-Indo-Europeansaus-dry, parched

Words derived from “sōr”

  • sohr
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