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Where does “Sold” come from?

Sold (German) comes from Middle High German solt, from Old French solt, from Late Latin soldum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

Sold (German): income of a soldier, conscripts in military or...

Definitions

  1. income of a soldier, conscripts in military or...

Ancestry of “Sold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansolt—
2Old Frenchsolt—
3Late Latinsoldumpay; nominative neuter singular of soldus;...
4Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
5Proto-Italicsoliðos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “Sold”

  • besolden
  • bezolden
  • bezoldigen
  • zsold
  • zsoldos
  • zsoldosok
  • zsoldok
  • zsoldoskatona
  • zsoldoskatonák
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →