Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sūrā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sūrǭ, from *sūraz (“sour”) +‎ *-ǭ. Cognate with Icelandic súra (“sorrel”).

Noun

*sūrā f

sorrel
Synonym: *amprō

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sūrā
Genitive	*sūrōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sūrā	*sūrōn
Accusative	*sūrōn	*sūrōn
Genitive	*sūrōn	*sūrōnō
Dative	*sūrōn	sūrōm, sūrum
Instrumental	*sūrōn	sūrōm, sūrum

Derived terms

*sūrilljā
- Old Saxon: surella
- → Old French: sorel, surele
  - → Middle English: sorel
    - English: sorel

Descendants

Old English: sūre
- Middle English: sour, soure
Old Saxon: sūra
- Middle Low German: sûre
  - German Low German: Süüre, Suur
Old High German: sūra f, sūrra, surio m

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