Where does “salbu” come from?
salbu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.
salbu (Proto-West Germanic): salve, ointment
Ancestry of “salbu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |
Words derived from “salbu”