Where does “Salzstangel” come from?

Salzstangel (German) comes from German Salzstange, 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-.

Salzstangel (German): oblong bread roll made from the same dough as Semmeln which is rolled up diagonally (thus tapered at both ends) and sprinkled with coarse salt and caraway

Definitions

  1. oblong bread roll made from the same dough as Semmeln which is rolled up diagonally (thus tapered at both ends) and sprinkled with coarse salt and caraway

Ancestry of “Salzstangel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSalzstangepretzel stick
2Germansalzsalt, table salt, sal
3Middle High Germansalz—
4Old High Germansalz—
5Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
6Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic salt →