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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”

  • sure
  • surely
  • sore
  • sewage
  • sorely
  • unsure
  • sewer
  • searing
  • sorrel
  • sewerage
  • surtout
  • sear
  • sere
  • footsore
  • sureness
  • cere
  • cocksure
  • surefooted
  • searingly
  • cocksureness
  • seral
  • heartsore
  • sewering
  • bedsore
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