Roots/*seh₂wl̥-seh₂wl̥-“salt, mineral seasoning”Widely acceptednaturefoodsalt, saltedRoot for salt, yielding Latin sal, Greek hals, English salt, Old English sealt.Related Roots(s)teh₂n-“to thunder”Hreg-“to wet, to rain”angʷʰi-“eel, snake, water-serpent”bʰeHg-d-“to bake, to harden by heat”bʰerw-“to boil, brew, ferment”bʰerw-mn̥“that which ferments, yeast”bʰerw-mn̥-₂“boiling, fermenting mass”bʰerǵ-s-“to protect by enclosing”