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

Definitions

  1. to save

Ancestry of “saûver”, 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 “saûver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic *salawos →