Where does “sūr” come from?

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

sūr (Old English): sour

Definitions

  1. sour

Ancestry of “sūr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
2Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
3Proto-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 →