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

1. 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