Where does “soutie” come from?

soutie (English) comes from Afrikaans soutpiel, from Afrikaans sout, from Dutch zout, from Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

soutie (English): An Englishman

Definitions

  1. An Englishman

Ancestry of “soutie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaanssoutpielA South African with British, especially English,...
2Afrikaanssoutsalt; salt, salty; to salt, to salten
3Dutchzoutsalt; salted; salty
4Middle Dutchsout—
5Old Dutchsaltsalt; salty
6Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Old Dutch salt →