Where does “Salz” come from?
Salz (German) comes from Middle High German salz, from Old High German salz, from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
Salz (German): salt, table salt; salt, sal
Definitions
- salt, table salt; salt, sal
Ancestry of “Salz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | salz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | salz | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | salt | salty; salt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
Words derived from “Salz”