Where does “salt” come from?

salt (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

salt (Old Swedish): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “salt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaltsalt; strong neuter nominative/accusative...
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 Old Norse salt →