Where does “salting” come from?

Salting derives from the English verb salt, which comes from Old English sealt, Proto-Germanic saltą, and Proto-Indo-European seh₂l-, a root meaning to salt or preserve with salt.

salting (English): present participle of salt; the act of sprinkling...

Definitions

  1. present participle of salt; the act of sprinkling...

Ancestry of “salting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaltA common substance, chemically consisting mainly...
2Middle Englishsaltsalt; Something containing or for storing salt;...
3Old Englishsealtcommon salt; salt, salty, salted
4Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →