Where does “saltlakrits” come from?
saltlakrits (Swedish) comes from Swedish salt, from Old Norse saltr, from Proto-Germanic saltaz, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
saltlakrits (Swedish): salty liquorice
Definitions
- salty liquorice
Ancestry of “saltlakrits”, step by step
saltlakrits 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 lakrits
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 2 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |