Where does “sorel” come from?

sorel (Old French) comes from Old French sur, from Frankish sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

sorel (Old French): sorrel

Definitions

  1. sorrel

Ancestry of “sorel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsursour, biter
2Frankishsūracidic, sour; sour, acidic
3Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

Words derived from “sorel”

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