Where does “topsalaris” come from?

topsalaris (Dutch) comes from Dutch salaris, from Middle Dutch salarijs, from Old French salaire, from Latin salārium, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

topsalaris (Dutch): high wage, wage on the high end of a wage...

Definitions

  1. high wage, wage on the high end of a wage...

Ancestry of “topsalaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsalarissalary
2Middle Dutchsalarijs—
3Old Frenchsalairesalary
4Latinsalāriuma salary, stipend, allowance, pension
5Latinsālsalt
6Proto-Italicsālssalt
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →