souse

English

/saʊs/

noun

Definitions

Something kept or steeped in brine
The act of sousing; a plunging into water.
A person suffering from alcoholism.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English souse (salt pickle) derived from Old French sous (preserved in salt) derived from Frankish *sultija (brine, saltwater) derived from Proto-Germanic *sultijō (brine, salt water, saltwater, salty water).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sultijō

Gloss

brine, salt water, saltwater, salty water

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

meat English
sousemeat English
*sultijō Proto-Germanic
silen Middle English
souse Middle English
sous Old French
sulte Middle Low German
*sultija Frankish

meat
sousemeat