Where does “sūr” come from?

sūr (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sūr, from Proto-West Germanic sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

sūr (Middle High German): sour

Definitions

  1. sour

Ancestry of “sūr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansūrsour
2Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
3Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

Words derived from “sūr”

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