Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “salta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “salta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaltato salt, pickle; inflection of saltr : ## strong...
2Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →