Where does “זאַלב” come from?

זאַלב (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German salp, from Old High German salba, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

זאַלב (Yiddish): ointment

Definitions

  1. ointment

Ancestry of “זאַלב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansalp—
2Old High Germansalba—
3Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
4Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic salbō →