Where does “salter” come from?

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

salter (Old Swedish): salty

Definitions

  1. salty

Ancestry of “salter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesaltrsalty, salted
2Proto-Germanicsaltazsalty
3Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaz →