Where does “saltholdighet” come from?
saltholdighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål saltholdig, from Norwegian Bokmål salt, from Old Norse salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
saltholdighet (Norwegian Bokmål): salinity
Definitions
- salinity
Ancestry of “saltholdighet”, step by step
saltholdighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål saltholdig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | saltholdig | salt; saline; salty |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | salt | salty, salt, salted; salt; imperative of salte |
| 3 | Old Norse | salt | salt; strong neuter nominative/accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |