Where does “sout” come from?
sout (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zout, from Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
sout (Afrikaans): salt; salt, salty; to salt, to salten
Definitions
- salt; salt, salty; to salt, to salten
Ancestry of “sout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zout | salt; salted; salty |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sout | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | salt | salt; salty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
Words derived from “sout”