Where does “Nitratsalz” come from?
Nitratsalz (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-.
Nitratsalz (German): nitrate salt
Definitions
- nitrate salt
Ancestry of “Nitratsalz”, step by step
Nitratsalz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German salz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | salz | salt, table salt, sal |
| 2 | Middle High German | salz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | salz | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salt | salty; salt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
via German Nitrat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nitrat | nitrate |