Where does “salt” come from?
salt (Faroese) comes from Old Norse saltr, from Proto-Germanic saltaz, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
salt (Faroese): salt; salty
Ancestry of “salt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | saltr | salty, salted |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saltaz | salty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saltaną | to salt, to pickle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
Words derived from “salt”