Where does “Nährsalz” come from?

Nährsalz (German) comes from German nähren, from Middle High German nerren, from Old High German nerjan, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

Nährsalz (German): nutrient salt: inorganic nutrients such as phosphate needed for plant growth

Definitions

  1. nutrient salt: inorganic nutrients such as phosphate needed for plant growth

Ancestry of “Nährsalz”, step by step

Nährsalz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nähren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannährento feed
2Middle High Germannerren—
3Old High Germannerjan—
4Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
5Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
6Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

via German salz

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