Where does “zout” come from?

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

zout (Dutch): salt; salted; salty

Definitions

  1. salt; salted; salty

Ancestry of “zout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsout—
2Old Dutchsaltsalt; salty
3Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “zout”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltą →Every word from Old Dutch salt →