Where does “salta” come from?

salta (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse salta, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

salta (Old Swedish): to salt, pickle

Definitions

  1. to salt, pickle

Ancestry of “salta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaltato salt, pickle
2Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “salta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaną →Every word from Old Norse salta →