Where does “salthous” come from?

salthous (Middle English) comes from Old English sealthus, from Old English hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

salthous (Middle English): A salt processing facility

Definitions

  1. A salt processing facility

Ancestry of “salthous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsealthusa salthouse
2Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
3Proto-West Germanichūshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “salthous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →