Where does “sāl” come from?

sāl (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic sadul, from Proto-Germanic sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “sāl”, step by step

sāl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic sadul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsadulsaddle
2Proto-Germanicsadulazsaddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansod-tlō-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Proto-Germanic salą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaląhouse; dwelling; hall; room
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “sāl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sadulaz →