Where does “salt” come from?

salt (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

Ancestry of “salt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
2Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “salt”

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