Where does “souse” come from?

souse (English) comes from Middle English souse, from Old French sous, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

souse (English): Something kept or steeped in brine; The act of...

Definitions

  1. Something kept or steeped in brine; The act of...

Ancestry of “souse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsouseto salt pickle
2Old Frenchsouspreserved in salt
3Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
4Proto-Italicsoliðos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “souse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Italic soliðos →