An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Sulze

by Friedrich Kluge

Sulze, Sülze, f., ‘pickle, brine, pickled or salted meat,’ from MidHG. sulze, sülze, OHG. sulza (from *sultja), f., ‘salt water, pickled sausage,’ comp. OSax. sultia, ‘salt water,’ Du. zult, ‘pickled meat’; undoubtedly a graded form of Salz. From the Teut. word is derived Ital. solcio, ‘preserve, pickles.’