Where does “saûver” come from?
saûver (Norman) 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.
saûver (Norman): to save
Ancestry of “saûver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | sauver | to save |
| 2 | Gallo-Romance | salvar | — |
| 3 | Latin | salvō | — |
| 4 | Latin | salvus | safe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *salawos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |
Words derived from “saûver”