The article says that 'lox' comes from the German 'lauchs' which means 'salmon'. So, 'lox' just means salmon. I don't believe that 'salmon' in German has to s

The article says that 'lox' comes from the German 'lauchs' which means 'salmon'. So, 'lox' just means salmon. I don't believe that 'salmon' in German has to specifically mean 'salted cured but not smoked salmon', but apparently the author of the article thinks it does.