Where does “salzen” come from?

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

salzen (German): to salt for flavor; to season; to preserve with...

Definitions

  1. to salt for flavor; to season; to preserve with...

Ancestry of “salzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansalzen—
2Old High Germansalzan—
3Old High Germansalz—
4Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “salzen”

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