Where does “soyte” come from?

soyte (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman suite, from Vulgar Latin sequita, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “soyte”, step by step

soyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman suite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normansuitepursuit
2Vulgar Latinsequita—
3LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
4Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
5Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Old English sōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsōtsoot
2Proto-West Germanic*sōt—
3Proto-Germanicsōtąsoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor →Every word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr →
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