Where does “savourously” come from?
savourously (English) comes from English savourous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
savourously (English): Rare spelling of savorously
Definitions
- Rare spelling of savorously
Ancestry of “savourously”, step by step
savourously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English savourous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | savourous | Alternative form of savorous |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |