Where does “sulte” come from?

sulte (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sulta, from Proto-West Germanic *sultiju, from Proto-Germanic sultijō, from Proto-Indo-European sal- — dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray.

sulte (Middle Dutch): brine, salted food

Definitions

  1. brine, salted food

Ancestry of “sulte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsultasalt water
2Proto-West Germanic*sultiju—
3Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
4Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray

Words derived from “sulte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sultijō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sultiju →