Where does “saven” come from?

saven (Middle English) comes from Old French sauver, from Gallo-Romance salvar, from Latin salvō, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

saven (Middle English): To save prevent from harm or difficulty

Definitions

  1. To save prevent from harm or difficulty

Ancestry of “saven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsauverto save
2Gallo-Romancesalvar—
3Latinsalvōto save (make safe or healthy)
4Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
5Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “saven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →