Where does “salzan” come from?

salzan (Old High German) comes from Old High German salz, from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

Ancestry of “salzan”, step by step

salzan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German salz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansalz—
2Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
3Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via Proto-Germanic saltaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle

Words derived from “salzan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic salt →