Where does “slaw” come from?
slaw (English) comes from Dutch sla, from Dutch salade, from Middle Dutch salade, from Middle French salade, from Old French salade, from Italian salada, from Vulgar Latin salata, from Latin Salo — salt.
slaw (English): Coleslaw
Definitions
- Coleslaw
Ancestry of “slaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sla | lettuce; salad |
| 2 | Dutch | salade | salad; lettuce; A sallet, a salade |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | salade | — |
| 4 | Middle French | salade | — |
| 5 | Old French | salade | — |
| 6 | Italian | salada | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | salata | salted |
| 8 | Latin | Salo | that flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón |
| 9 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 10 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |