Where does “Salzburger” come from?
Salzburger (German) comes from English Salzburg, from German Salzburg, 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-.
Salzburger (German): of Salzburg
Definitions
- of Salzburg
Ancestry of “Salzburger”, step by step
Salzburger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Salzburg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Salzburg | famed for its baroque architecture and importance in musical history |
| 2 | German | Salzburg | — |
| 3 | German | salz | salt, table salt, sal |
| 4 | Middle High German | salz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | salz | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | salt | salty; salt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |