Old French sorprendre

← Old French sor (prefix)

← Old French prendre (prefix)

← Old French sorprendre (mention)

← Old French sor- (mention)

← Old French sosprendre (mention)

← Old French sousprendre (mention)

← Old French sous- (mention)

→ English surprise (derived)

→ French surprendre (inherited)

→ French surprendre (mention)

→ Middle French surprendre (inherited)

→ Old French sorprendre (mention)

→ Italian sorprendere (borrowed)