Where does “sausige” come from?

sausige (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman saussiche, from Late Latin salsicia, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

Ancestry of “sausige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normansaussiche—
2Late Latinsalsicia—
3Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →