Where does “salt” come from?
salt (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
salt (Old Frisian): salt; salty, salted
Ancestry of “salt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | salt | salty; salt |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
Words derived from “salt”