Where does “salte” come from?

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

salte (Norwegian Nynorsk): to salt add salt or put salt on

Definitions

  1. to salt add salt or put salt on

Ancestry of “salte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaltato salt, pickle
2Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaną →Every word from Old Norse salta →