Where does “*salt” come from?

*salt (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

Ancestry of “*salt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “*salt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →
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