myEtymology.com: English etymology of drysalter

Etymology of the English word drysalter

the English word drysalter

derived from the English word dry

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *draugiz

derived from the English word salter

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word salt

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sal-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *saltan