Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saltą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

From Pre-Germanic *sh₂eldóm, ultimately from *séh₂ls. The closest cognate is Old Armenian աղտ (ałt) (cf. also Proto-Slavic *soldъ, Lithuanian saldus). Other cognates include Latin sāl, Latvian sāls, Proto-Slavic *solь, Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls) and Welsh halen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑl.tɑ̃/

*saltą n

1. salt

• *saltaz
• *saltaną

• Proto-West Germanic: *salt
  • Old English: sealt
    • Middle English: salt
      • English: salt
      • Scots: sawt, salt, saut
      • Yola: zall
  • Old Frisian: salt
    • North Frisian: saalt
    • Saterland Frisian: Soalt, Saalt (Skäddel, Strukelje)
    • West Frisian: sâlt
  • Old Saxon: salt
    • Middle Low German: salt, solt
      • German Low German: Solt
      • Plautdietsch: Solt
  • Old Dutch: *salt
    • Middle Dutch: sout
      • Dutch: zout (see there for further descendants)
      • Limburgish: zaat
  • Old High German: salz
    • Middle High German: salz
      • Alemannic German: Sàlz (Alsatian)
      • Bavarian: Sålz, Soiz

        Cimbrian: saltz

        Mòcheno: sòlz

      • German: Salz
      • Luxembourgish: Salz
      • Vilamovian: zaołc
      • Yiddish: זאַלץ (zalts)
• Old Norse: salt
  • Icelandic: salt
  • Faroese: salt
  • Norn: salt
  • Norwegian: salt
  • Old Swedish: salt
    • Swedish: salt
  • Danish: salt
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐍄 (salt)
• Crimean Gothic: salt
• → Proto-Samic:
  • Northern Sami: sálti
  • Southern Sami: saelhtie