Etymology Explorer
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Where does “saltan” come from?
saltan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
Ancestry of “saltan”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
saltaną
to salt, to pickle
2
Proto-Indo-European
séh₂l-
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Words derived from “saltan”
souten
zouten
opzouten
verzouten
aanzouten
doorzouten
overzouten
bezouten
onderzouten
ontzouten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaną →