Where does “Gemüsesauce” come from?
Gemüsesauce (German) comes from German Sauce, from French sauce, from Old French sause, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
Ancestry of “Gemüsesauce”, step by step
Gemüsesauce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sauce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sauce | Synonym of Soße |
| 2 | French | sauce | sauce |
| 3 | Old French | sause | sauce (condiment) |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 5 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 6 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via German Gemüse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gemüse | vegetable; vegetables; a seasoned vegetable-based... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gemüese | — |
| 3 | Old High German | muos | food, victuals, porridge; porridge, food, meal,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mōs | wet food, mush, porridge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōsą | wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |