Where does “sur” come from?
sur (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.
sur (Norwegian Nynorsk): sour; acidic; bad-tempered, annoyed, in a foul...
Definitions
- sour; acidic; bad-tempered, annoyed, in a foul...
Ancestry of “sur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | súrr | sour |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sūraz | sour, acidic |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | suHrós | sour, salty, bitter |