Where does “salz” come from?

salz (German) comes from Middle High German salz, from Old High German salz, from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

salz (German): salt, table salt, sal

Definitions

  1. salt, table salt, sal

Ancestry of “salz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “salz”

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