Etymograph

English

saltworker

From salt + worker.

A compound of salt + worker

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

Middle English worchere ‘one who works’

English worker

Today it means

noun A worker in a saltworks.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “saltworker”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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