Where does “silt” come from?

silt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English silt, from Middle English silte, from Proto-Germanic sultijō, from Proto-Indo-European sal- — dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray.

silt (Norwegian Bokmål): silt

Definitions

  1. silt

Ancestry of “silt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiltMud or fine earth deposited from running or...
2Middle Englishsilte—
3Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
4Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray

Words derived from “silt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sultijō →Every word from Middle English silte →