Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "salve, ointment" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturessalba(Gothic) salba(Old High German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 424. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 315.