Where does “silta” come from?

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

silta (Northern Sami): jam

Definitions

  1. jam

Ancestry of “silta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsyltjam
2Middle Low Germansulten—
3Old Saxonsultiasaltwater
4Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
5Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sultijō →Every word from Old Saxon sultia →