Where does “Salzstange” come from?

Salzstange (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-.

Salzstange (German): pretzel stick

Definitions

  1. pretzel stick

Ancestry of “Salzstange”, step by step

Salzstange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German salz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansalzsalt, table salt, sal
2Middle High Germansalz—
3Old High Germansalz—
4Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via German Stange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStangepole; bar; rod; post; a small straight glass for...
2Old High Germanstangastick, club
3Proto-Germanicstangōbar; rod; stake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʰ-to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

Words derived from “Salzstange”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic salt →