Where does “salp” come from?

salp (Middle High German) comes from Old High German salba, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

Ancestry of “salp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansalba—
2Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
3Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

Words derived from “salp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic salbō →
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