Where does “bezouten” come from?

bezouten (Dutch) comes from Dutch zouten, from Middle Dutch souten, from Old Dutch saltan, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

bezouten (Dutch): to cover with salt

Definitions

  1. to cover with salt

Ancestry of “bezouten”, step by step

bezouten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zouten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoutento salt
2Middle Dutchsoutento salt
3Old Dutchsaltan
4Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-

via Dutch be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-Every word from Proto-Germanic saltanąEvery word from Old Dutch saltan