Where does “sealten” come from?

sealten (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic saltanaz, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

sealten (Old English): salt; salted; salty; past participle of sealtan

Definitions

  1. salt; salted; salty; past participle of sealtan

Ancestry of “sealten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaltanazsalted
2Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltanaz →
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