Where does “salte” come from?

salte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse salta, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

salte (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular/plural of salt; to salt

Definitions

  1. definite singular/plural of salt; to salt

Ancestry of “salte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaltato salt, pickle
2Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “salte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaną →Every word from Old Norse salta →