French saule

← Old English sealh (cognate)

← Gaulish salico (mention)

← Proto-Celtic *salik (mention)

← English sallow (link)

← Middle French saule (mention)

← Old French saule (mention)

← Old French (mention)

← Old French sauz (mention)

← Old High German salaha (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *salǝḱ- (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *salǝk- (mention)

← Latin salix (mention)

← Latin salix (cognate)

← Middle Irish sail (cognate)

→ French saulaie (affix)