Where does “sylt” come from?

sylt (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German sulten, from Old Saxon sultia, from Proto-Germanic sultijō, from Proto-Indo-European sal- — dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray.

sylt (Swedish): jam

Definitions

  1. jam

Ancestry of “sylt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansulten—
2Old Saxonsultiasaltwater
3Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
4Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray

Words derived from “sylt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sultijō →Every word from Old Saxon sultia →