Where does “sold” come from?

sold (Middle High German) comes from Old French solt, from Late Latin soldum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

Ancestry of “sold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsolt—
2Late Latinsoldumpay; nominative neuter singular of soldus;...
3Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
4Proto-Italicsoliðos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “sold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Italic soliðos →