Where does “Ammoniumsalz” come from?

Ammoniumsalz (German) comes from German salz, from Middle High German salz, from Old High German salz, from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

Ammoniumsalz (German): ammonium salt

Definitions

  1. ammonium salt

Ancestry of “Ammoniumsalz”, step by step

Ammoniumsalz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German salz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansalzsalt, table salt, sal
2Middle High Germansalz—
3Old High Germansalz—
4Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via German Ammonium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmmoniumammonium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic salt →
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