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
Ancestry of “zouten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | souten | to salt |
| 2 | Old Dutch | saltan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saltaną | to salt, to pickle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
Words derived from “zouten”