Old English sealt regularly continues reconstructed Proto-Germanic *saltom.
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sealt
salt, sodium chloride, condiment, or preservative
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic prehistory · common salt*saltom
salt
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The material salt sense remains stable across Germanic.
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probable — The Proto-Germanic form is reconstructed, not attested.
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Salt — Origin and historyHeadword history: Old English sealt from Proto-Germanic *saltom
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the Germanic reconstruction.
Indo-European Lexicon: sal-sal- reflex list: Old English and Germanic reflexes
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies comparative support for the reconstructed stage.
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