Where does “syltetøj” come from?

syltetøj (Danish) comes from Danish sylte, 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.

syltetøj (Danish): jam

Definitions

  1. jam

Ancestry of “syltetøj”, step by step

syltetøj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sylte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsyltehead cheese, brawn
2Middle Low Germansultesalt-marsh
3Old Saxonsultiasaltwater
4Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
5Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray

via Danish tøj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtøjfabric, material; cloth, clothes, clothing; tool,...
2Middle Low Germantügthings, gear, equipment, garment

Words derived from “syltetøj”

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