Where does “sealtfæt” come from?

sealtfæt (Old English) comes from Old English fæt, from Proto-West Germanic fait, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

sealtfæt (Old English): a vessel or cellar for salt

Definitions

  1. a vessel or cellar for salt

Ancestry of “sealtfæt”, step by step

sealtfæt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fæt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfætvessel, cup; gold plate
2Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
3Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Old English sealt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsealtcommon salt; salt, salty, salted
2Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
3Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →