Where does “sulte” come from?

sulte (Middle English) comes from Middle English salten, from Old English sealtan, from Proto-West Germanic *saltan, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

sulte (Middle English): Alternative form of salten

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of salten

Ancestry of “sulte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsaltenTo salt food; to sprinkle with salt for flavour;...
2Old Englishsealtanto salt
3Proto-West Germanic*saltan—
4Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *saltan →