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

Definitions

  1. salt; salty

Ancestry of “salt”, step by step

salt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse saltr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaltrsalty, salted
2Proto-Germanicsaltazsalty
3Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via Old Norse salt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaltsalt; strong neuter nominative/accusative...
2Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt

Words derived from “salt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaz →