Where does “Salzsee” come from?
Salzsee (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-.
Salzsee (German): salt lake
Definitions
- salt lake
Ancestry of “Salzsee”, step by step
Salzsee 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 see
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | see | lake |