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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | salta | to salt, pickle; inflection of saltr :
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| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saltaną | to salt, to pickle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |