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 — salt.

Obstsalat (German): fruit salad

Definitions

  1. fruit salad

Ancestry of “Obstsalat”, step by step

Obstsalat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German salāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansalātsalad mixed, usually cold dish
2Italiansalatafeminine singular of salato; salad, something...
3Vulgar Latinsalatasalted
4LatinSalothat flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón
5Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
6Latinsālsalt
7Proto-Italicsālssalt
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via German Obst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanObstEdible plant parts, other than nuts, which are...
2Middle High Germanobez
3Old High Germanobazfruit
4Proto-Germanic*obaet
5Proto-Germanicat-edibles, food
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l