Where does “salo” come from?

salo (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.

salo (Frankish): dull, dirty grey

Definitions

  1. dull, dirty grey

Ancestry of “salo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European salw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salwaz →