Where does “sulten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sulten”, 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 “sulten”

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