Where does “salt” come from?

salt (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

salt (Old Dutch): salt; salty

Definitions

  1. salt; salty

Ancestry of “salt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “salt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →