Where does “sur” come from?

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

sur (Old French): sour, biter

Definitions

  1. sour, biter

Ancestry of “sur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sur”

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