Where does “tafelzout” come from?
tafelzout (Dutch) comes from Dutch zout, from Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
Ancestry of “tafelzout”, step by step
tafelzout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zout | salt; salted; salty |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sout | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | salt | salt; salty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
via Dutch tafel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tafel | table; meal, spread on table; multiplication... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tâfele | table (flat surface with legs) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tavala | plank |
| 4 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |