Sait
/seːt/noun
A Scots form of “salt,” especially in older or dialectal usage.
Did you know?Salt’s ancient value is preserved in the word “salary,” from Latin salarium, a payment or allowance associated with salt.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sal-
“Salt or a salty substance”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*saltą
“Salt”
Old English
Old English
sealt
“Salt”
Middle English
Middle English
salt / sault
“Salt; spelling and pronunciation varied by region”
Early Scots
Scots
sait
“Salt, reflecting Scots vowel and spelling developments”
Modern Scots
Scots
sait
“Salt, chiefly dialectal or traditional usage”