Where does “solz” come from?

solz (Romanian) comes from Middle High German salz, from Old High German salz, from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

solz (Romanian): scale, flake

Definitions

  1. scale, flake

Ancestry of “solz”, step by step

solz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German salz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansalz—
2Old High Germansalz—
3Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
4Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via Latin solidus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
2Proto-Italicsoliðos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

via Old High German sulza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansulzabrine
2Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
3Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray

Words derived from “solz”

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