Where does “Salibi” come from?

Salibi (Middle English) comes from Middle English salwe, from Old English sealh, from Proto-West Germanic salh, from Proto-Germanic salhô, from Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.

Salibi (Middle English): dweller of the willow place

Definitions

  1. dweller of the willow place

Ancestry of “Salibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsalwewillow, sallow
2Old Englishsealhwillow, sallow
3Proto-West Germanicsalhwillow
4Proto-Germanicsalhôwillow, sallow
5Indo-European*sl̥H-ik-—
Every word from Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salhô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic salh →