Old English sealt loses or reshapes inherited inflection while the stem stabilizes as Middle English salt.
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salt
salt used for seasoning and preservation
OPEN NODE 521 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · common saltsealt
salt, sodium chloride, condiment, or preservative
OPEN NODE 522 ↗01
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Salt — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: Middle English from Old English sealt
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the Old-to-Middle-English transition.
Indo-European Lexicon: sal-sal- reflex list: Old English sealt and Middle English salt
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently places both forms in the comparative family.
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