Where does “zall” come from?

zall (Yola) comes from Middle English salt, from Old English sealt, from Proto-West Germanic salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

zall (Yola): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “zall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsaltsalt; Something containing or for storing salt;...
2Old Englishsealtcommon salt; salt, salty, salted
3Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
4Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic salt →