Where does “withsave” come from?
withsave (English) comes from English save, from Middle English saven, from Old French sauver, from Gallo-Romance salvar, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
withsave (English): To assure; To vouchsafe; deign
Definitions
- To assure; To vouchsafe; deign
Ancestry of “withsave”, step by step
withsave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English save
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | save | In various sports, a block that prevents an... |
| 2 | Middle English | saven | To save prevent from harm or difficulty |
| 3 | Old French | sauver | to save |
| 4 | Gallo-Romance | salvar | — |
| 5 | Latin | salvō | to save (make safe or healthy) |
| 6 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | whole |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |
via English with
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | with | Against; In the company of; alongside, close to;... |
| 2 | Middle English | wiþ | with |
| 3 | Old English | wiþ | against, opposite; along, towards; with |
| 4 | Old English | wiþer | toward, against; again, against; against, in... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |