Where does “silte” come from?

silte (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic sultijō, from Proto-Indo-European sal- — dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray.

Ancestry of “silte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
2Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray

Words derived from “silte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sultijō →