Where does “salve” come from?

salve (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German salve, from Old Saxon salva, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

salve (Norwegian Nynorsk): ointment, salve; to anoint; salvo, volley, a...

Definitions

  1. ointment, salve; to anoint; salvo, volley, a...

Ancestry of “salve”, step by step

salve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German salve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansalve—
2Old Saxonsalva—
3Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
4Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

via Latin salve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalvehail!, hello!, welcome!; farewell!
2LatinsalveoI am well, healthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic salbō →