Where does “saltbrist” come from?
saltbrist (Swedish) comes from Swedish salt, from Old Norse saltr, from Proto-Germanic saltaz, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
saltbrist (Swedish): salt deficiency
Definitions
- salt deficiency
Ancestry of “saltbrist”, step by step
saltbrist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish salt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | salt | salty; salt |
| 2 | Old Norse | saltr | salty, salted |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saltaz | salty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saltaną | to salt, to pickle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
via Swedish brist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | brist | lack, absence, scarcity, want; flaw, shortcoming |