Etymology of the English word salt
the English word
saltderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sal-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*saltanDerivations in English
saltchuck,
desalt,
oxysalt,
persalt,
saltglaze,
saltie,
saltish,
saltwater,
saltworks,
salted,
saltless,
saltier,
salty,
salter,
saltern,
saltingCognates
Danish
salt, Dutch
zout, German
Salz, Gothic
salt, Icelandic
salt, Nynorsk
salt, Riksmal
salt, Swedish
saltUsage
Word found in Modern English
