Where does “Sauge” come from?

Sauge (Luxembourgish) comes from French sauge, from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

Sauge (Luxembourgish): sage

Definitions

  1. sage

Ancestry of “Sauge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaugesage
2Old Frenchsaugesage
3Latinsalviasage
4Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
5Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →