Where does “sauter” come from?

sauter (English) comes from Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

sauter (English): Obsolete form of psalter; Dated form of sauté;...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of psalter; Dated form of sauté;...

Ancestry of “sauter”, step by step

sauter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch sout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsout—
2Old Dutchsaltsalt; salty
3Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via French sauter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsauterto jump, leap; to bang, hump, have sex with; to...
2Latinsaltāre—

Words derived from “sauter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Old Dutch salt →
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