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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sūraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *suHrós (sour, salty, bitter). Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *sū́ˀras (salty, bitter), Old Prussian suris (soured milk cheese).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuː.rɑz/

Adjective

*sūraz

  1. sour, acidic

Inflection


  • *sūrą

Descendants

  • Old English: sūr
  • Old Frisian: *sūr
    • Saterland Frisian: suur
    • West Frisian: soer
  • Old Saxon: sūr (in compounds)
    • Middle Low German: sūr
  • Frankish: *sūr
    • Old Dutch: sūr
      • Middle Dutch: suur
        • Dutch: zuur
        • Limburgish: zoer
    • Old French: sur [1160 CE] (see there for further descendants)
  • Old High German: sūr
  • Old Norse: súrr
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