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; salve; inflection of זאַלבן :
##...
Definitions
- ointment; salve; inflection of זאַלבן :
##...
Ancestry of “זאַלב”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | salp | — |
| 2 | Old High German | salba | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |
Words derived from “זאַלב”