Where does “sauerkraut” come from?

Sauerkraut comes from German sauer meaning sour combined with German Kraut meaning cabbage, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European sūr- meaning sour.

sauerkraut (English): A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage;...

Definitions

  1. A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage;...

Ancestry of “sauerkraut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSauerkrautsauerkraut
2Germansauersour; acid; acidic; upset; annoyed; angry;...
3Middle High Germansūrsour
4Old High Germansūrsour
5Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
6Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

Words derived from “sauerkraut”

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