Where does “Laugensalz” come from?

Laugensalz (German) comes from German Lauge, from Middle High German louge, from Old High German louga, from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Laugensalz (German): alkaline salt

Definitions

  1. alkaline salt

Ancestry of “Laugensalz”, step by step

Laugensalz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lauge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaugelye
2Middle High Germanlouge—
3Old High Germanlougalye
4Proto-West Germanic*laugu—
5Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via German salz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansalzsalt, table salt, sal
2Middle High Germansalz—
3Old High Germansalz—
4Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
5Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “Laugensalz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laugu →