Where does “Żur” come from?

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

Żur (Polish): żur

Definitions

  1. żur

Ancestry of “Żur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansūrsour
2Old High Germansūrsour
3Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
4Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

Words derived from “Żur”

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