The story
- Italian · derived fromsoldo
- Middle French · derived fromsolde
- Middle English · inherited fromsolde
- English todaysold
From Middle English solde, sould, soud, from Middle French solde, Italian soldo. Compare soldier and Danish sold (via Low German). Doublet of sol, soldo, solid, solidus, sou, and xu.
Words from the same roots
Italiansoldo all →
soldosaltee
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.