Where does “salt” come from?
salt (Swedish) comes from Old Norse saltr, from Proto-Germanic saltaz, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
salt (Swedish): salty; salt
Ancestry of “salt”, step by step
salt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse saltr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | saltr | salty, salted |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saltaz | salty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saltaną | to salt, to pickle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
via Old Swedish salt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | salt | salt |
| 2 | Old Norse | salt | salt; strong neuter nominative/accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
Words derived from “salt”