Where does “zouten” come from?

zouten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch souten, from Old Dutch saltan, from Proto-Germanic saltaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.

zouten (Dutch): to salt

Definitions

  1. to salt

Ancestry of “zouten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsoutento salt
2Old Dutchsaltan—
3Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “zouten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saltaną →Every word from Old Dutch saltan →