Where does “saur” come from?
saur (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse saurr, from Proto-Germanic sauraz — dirt, filth, wet earth.
saur (Westrobothnian): mote, speck, particle, dust
Definitions
- mote, speck, particle, dust
Ancestry of “saur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | saurr | filth |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sauraz | dirt, filth, wet earth |