Etymology

sourd

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Today it means: To arise, issue or emerge; to give rise. Full definition →

Middle English sourden ← Old French sourdre ← Latin surgō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsurgō
  2. Old French · derived fromsourdre
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsourden
  4. English todaysourd

Inherited from Middle English sourden, from Old French sourdre, from Latin surgō, contraction of earlier subrigō. Compare source. Doublet of surge.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchsourdre all →

sord

Latinsurgō all →

sourcesurgesordsurgation

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.