Where does “zoutzuur” come from?

zoutzuur (Dutch) comes from Dutch zuur, from Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch sūr, from Proto-West Germanic sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

zoutzuur (Dutch): hydrochloric acid

Definitions

hydrochloric acid

Ancestry of “zoutzuur”, step by step

zoutzuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zuur

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	zuur	sour; acidic; acid
2	Middle Dutch	suur	—
3	Old Dutch	sūr	sour
4	Proto-West Germanic	sūr	sour, acidic
5	Proto-Germanic	sūraz	sour, acidic
6	Proto-Indo-European	suHrós	sour, salty, bitter

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-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European suHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sūr →