Where does “steenzout” come from?

steenzout (Dutch) comes from Dutch steen, from Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

steenzout (Dutch): halite, sodium chloride

Definitions

  1. halite, sodium chloride

Ancestry of “steenzout”, step by step

steenzout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch steen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsteenstone
2Middle Dutchstêenstone
3Old Dutchstēnstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Dutch zout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoutsalt; salted; salty
2Middle Dutchsout—
3Old Dutchsaltsalt; salty
4Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →