Where does “kryddsalvia” come from?

kryddsalvia (Swedish) comes from Swedish salvia, from Latin salvia, from Latin salvus, from Proto-Italic *salawos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

kryddsalvia (Swedish): sage, Salvia officinalis

Definitions

  1. sage, Salvia officinalis

Ancestry of “kryddsalvia”, step by step

kryddsalvia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish salvia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsalviasage, Salvia officinalis (and the spice produced from it)
2Latinsalviasage
3Latinsalvussafe, saved, preserved, sound, unharmed,...
4Proto-Italic*salawoswhole
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós
6Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via Swedish krydda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkryddaa spice or herb; to spice; to salt
2GermanKrautherb; useful plant; plant whose above-ground...
3Middle High Germankrūt
4Old High Germankrūt
5Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂-