Etymology of the English word sour
the English word
sourderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*surazDerivations in English
sourpuss,
sourball,
soursop,
sourberry,
soured,
souringCognates
Dutch
zuur, French
sur, German
sauer, Icelandic
súr, Italian
sopra, Latin
super, Portuguese
sobre, Swedish
surUsage
Word found in Modern English