Where does “sulte” come from?

sulte (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon sultia, from Proto-Germanic sultijō, from Proto-Indo-European sal- — dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray.

sulte (Middle Low German): salt-marsh

Definitions

  1. salt-marsh

Ancestry of “sulte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsultiasaltwater
2Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
3Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray

Words derived from “sulte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sultijō →Every word from Old Saxon sultia →
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