Where does “silt” come from?
silt (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): silt
Ancestry of “silt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | silt | Mud or fine earth deposited from running or... |
| 2 | Middle English | silte | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sultijō | salty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sal- | dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray |