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Where does “saut” come from?

saut (Scots) comes from Old English sealt, from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

saut (Scots): salt; bitter consequences, retribution, smart,...

Definitions

  1. salt; bitter consequences, retribution, smart,...

Ancestry of “saut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsealtcommon salt; salt, salty, salted
2Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
3Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “saut”

  • sautie
  • sauter
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