Where does “saillen” come from?

saillen (Middle English) comes from Old French saillir, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

saillen (Middle English): Alternative form of assailen; To dance; to jump...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of assailen; To dance; to jump...

Ancestry of “saillen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsailliralternative infinitive of salir; jump
2Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →