Where does “salt” come from?
salt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
salt (Norwegian Nynorsk): salty, salt, salted; salt
Definitions
- salty, salt, salted; salt
Ancestry of “salt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | salt | salt; strong neuter nominative/accusative... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
Words derived from “salt”