Where does “sylte” come from?

sylte (Danish) comes from Middle Low German sulte, from Old Saxon sultia, from Proto-Germanic sultijō, from Proto-Indo-European sal- — dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray.

sylte (Danish): head cheese, brawn

Definitions

  1. head cheese, brawn

Ancestry of “sylte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansultesalt-marsh
2Old Saxonsultiasaltwater
3Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
4Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray

Words derived from “sylte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sultijō →Every word from Old Saxon sultia →
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