Where does “zaal” come from?

zaal (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sale, from Old Dutch sala, from Proto-West Germanic sāli, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

zaal (Dutch): room, hall; ward in a hospital or similar medical...

Definitions

  1. room, hall; ward in a hospital or similar medical...

Ancestry of “zaal”, step by step

zaal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch sale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsale—
2Old Dutchsala—
3Proto-West Germanicsālihappiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time
4Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
5Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

via Middle Dutch sādel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsādel—
2Old Dutchsadul—
3Proto-Germanicsadulazsaddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeansod-tlō-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Middle High German zal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzal—
2Old High Germanzalanumber
3Proto-West Germanic*talunarration, report
4Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “zaal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →