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-.
Ancestry of “sealtærn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sealt | common salt; salt, salty, salted |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | salt | salty; salt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |