Where does “sūr” come from?

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

sūr (Old High German): sour

Definitions

  1. sour

Ancestry of “sūr”, step by step

sūr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic sūr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
2Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

via Proto-Germanic *sūr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sūr—

via West Germanic *sūr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Germanic*sūr—

Words derived from “sūr”

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