Where does “sauerkraut” come from?

sauerkraut (Danish) comes from German Sauerkraut, from German sauer, from Middle High German sūr, from Old High German sūr, from Proto-West Germanic sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

sauerkraut (Danish): (German) sauerkraut

Definitions

  1. (German) sauerkraut

Ancestry of “sauerkraut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSauerkrautsauerkraut
2Germansauersour; acid; acidic; upset; annoyed; angry;...
3Middle High Germansūrsour
4Old High Germansūrsour
5Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
6Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter
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