Where does “salmiakzout” come from?

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

salmiakzout (Dutch): ammonium chloride

Definitions

  1. ammonium chloride

Ancestry of “salmiakzout”, step by step

salmiakzout 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 salmiak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsalmiakammonium chloride, sal ammoniac; a piece of...
2Latinsal ammoniacum—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Old Dutch salt →