Where does “salopp” come from?

salopp (German) comes from French salope, from French salé, from French saler, from Vulgar Latin salare, from Latin salīre, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salopp (German): casual; sloppy

Definitions

  1. casual; sloppy

Ancestry of “salopp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsalopedirty, slutty; mean; slut
2Frenchsalésalted; salty; saline; costly; spicy, colourful
3Frenchsalerto salt
4Vulgar Latinsalare—
5Latinsalīre(jump, spring)
6Latinsālsalt
7Proto-Italicsālssalt
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →