Where does “sopsaltare” come from?
sopsaltare (Swedish) comes from Swedish salta, from Old Swedish salta, from Old Norse salta, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
sopsaltare (Swedish): a machine that sweeps snow and spreads road salt...
Definitions
- a machine that sweeps snow and spreads road salt...
Ancestry of “sopsaltare”, step by step
sopsaltare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish salta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | salta | to salt; to request much more payment than... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | salta | to salt, pickle |
| 3 | Old Norse | salta | to salt, pickle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saltaną | to salt, to pickle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
via Swedish sopa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sopa | a piece of trash; unskilled person; to sweep; to... |