Etymograph

English

samlet

Either a contraction of salmon + -let or a modification of earlier salmonet either on that basis or with dissimilation of /mn/ (as in chimley, a common dialectal form of chimney).

Formed from salmon + -let

Latin salmo

Old French saumon ‘salmon (fish)’

Anglo-Norman saumon

Middle English samoun

English salmon

Today it means

noun A young salmon.

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

Etymograph / samlet