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
Ancestry of “soutie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | soutpiel | A South African with British, especially English,... |
| 2 | Afrikaans | sout | salt; salt, salty; to salt, to salten |
| 3 | Dutch | zout | salt; salted; salty |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | sout | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | salt | salt; salty |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |