Where does “keukenzout” come from?

keukenzout (Dutch) comes from Dutch zout, from Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

keukenzout (Dutch): table salt

Definitions

  1. table salt

Ancestry of “keukenzout”, step by step

keukenzout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoutsalt; salted; salty
2Middle Dutchsout—
3Old Dutchsaltsalt; salty
4Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

via Dutch keuken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkeukenkitchen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →