Where does “Salt” come from?
Salt comes from Middle English salt, Old English sealt, Proto-Germanic saltą, and Proto-Indo-European seh₂l-.
Salt (English): A common substance, chemically consisting mainly...
Definitions
- A common substance, chemically consisting mainly...
Ancestry of “Salt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | salt | salt; Something containing or for storing salt;... |
| 2 | Old English | sealt | common salt; salt, salty, salted |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | salt | salty; salt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
Words derived from “Salt”