Where does “זאַלציק” come from?

זאַלציק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זאַלץ, from Middle High German salz, from Old High German salz, from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

זאַלציק (Yiddish): salty

Definitions

  1. salty

Ancestry of “זאַלציק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזאַלץsalt
2Middle High Germansalz—
3Old High Germansalz—
4Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic salt →