Where does “peper-en-zoutstel” come from?
peper-en-zoutstel (Dutch) comes from Dutch peper, from Middle Dutch peper, from Old Dutch pipar, from Proto-Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
peper-en-zoutstel (Dutch): a set of pepper and salt shakers
Definitions
- a set of pepper and salt shakers
Ancestry of “peper-en-zoutstel”, step by step
peper-en-zoutstel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch peper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | peper | pepper, a tropical major spice; a plant which... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | peper | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | pipar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *pipar | — |
| 5 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 7 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |