Where does “zalf” come from?

zalf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch salve, from Old Dutch salva, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

zalf (Dutch): salve, cream, ointment; mayonnaise

Definitions

  1. salve, cream, ointment; mayonnaise

Ancestry of “zalf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsalveointment, salve
2Old Dutchsalvasalve, ointment
3Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
4Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

Words derived from “zalf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic salbō →
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