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Where does “Obstsalat” come from?

Obstsalat (German) comes from German salāt, from Italian salata, from Vulgar Latin salata, from Latin Salo, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

Obstsalat (German): fruit salad

Definitions

  1. fruit salad

Ancestry of “Obstsalat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansalāt—
2Italiansalatafeminine singular of salato; salad, something...
3Vulgar Latinsalatasalted
4LatinSalo—
5Latinsaliō—
6Latinsāl—
7Proto-Italicsāls—
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →