Where does “sôr” come from?
sôr (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon sōr, from Proto-Germanic sauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European saus- — dry, parched.
Ancestry of “sôr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | sōr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sauzaz | dry, parched |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | saus- | dry, parched |