Where does “Salz” come from?

Salz (Luxembourgish) 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 (Luxembourgish): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

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 →