Where does “Salzstreuer” come from?

Salzstreuer (German) comes from German streuen, from Middle High German ströuwen, from Old High German strewen, from Proto-Germanic strawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European strowéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Salzstreuer (German): salt shaker

Definitions

  1. salt shaker

Ancestry of “Salzstreuer”, step by step

Salzstreuer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German streuen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstreuento strew, to scatter, to sprinkle; to spread
2Middle High Germanströuwen—
3Old High Germanstrewen—
4Proto-Germanicstrawjanąto strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrowéyetito strew, to disperse; to spawn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via German salz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansalzsalt, table salt, sal
2Middle High Germansalz—
3Old High Germansalz—
4Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →