Where does “salda” come from?

salda (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *sāliþu, from Proto-Germanic *sēliþō — joy, happiness.

salda (Old Dutch): joy, happiness

Definitions

  1. joy, happiness

Ancestry of “salda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*sāliþu
2Proto-Germanic*sēliþōjoy, happiness
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sēliþōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *sāliþu
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