Where does “sauf” come from?

sauf (Middle English) comes from Old French sauf, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

sauf (Middle English): Not having experienced harm, damage, or ill...

Definitions

  1. Not having experienced harm, damage, or ill...

Ancestry of “sauf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsauf—
2Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
3Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “sauf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →
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