English

Saltaire

From Salt (surname of Titus Salt) + Aire (name of a river).

A compound of Salt + Aire

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

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Proto-Germanic *saltą ‘salt’

Proto-West Germanic *salt ‘salt’

Old English sealt ‘common salt’

Middle English salt

English Salt

Proto-Celtic *is-

English Aire

Today it means

name A village in West Yorkshire, England.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Saltaire