Where does “sealtærn” come from?

sealtærn (Old English) comes from Old English sealt, from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

sealtærn (Old English): a saltern, a building where salt is stored

Definitions

  1. a saltern, a building where salt is stored

Ancestry of “sealtærn”, step by step

sealtærn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sealt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsealtcommon salt; salt, salty, salted
2Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
3Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via Old English ærn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishærnhouse, habitation
2Proto-West Germanicraʀnhouse
3Proto-Germanicraznąhouse, dwelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “sealtærn”

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