Where does “salnes” come from?

salnes (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sailaz, from Proto-Indo-European seyl- — still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent.

salnes (Old English): silence

Definitions

  1. silence

Ancestry of “salnes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsailazsilent; rope, cable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseyl-still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sailaz →
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