Etymograph

English

Seltzer

Seltzer comes from German Sälzer ‘salter’.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSälzer‘salter’
  2. EnglishtodaySeltzer

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSälzer‘salter’
  2. EnglishtodaySeltzer

The story

Anglicised from German Sälzer (‘salter’).

Today it means

name A surname from German.

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

Etymograph / German Sälzer / Seltzer