Where does “Sauerkraut” come from?

Sauerkraut (German) comes from German sauer, from Middle High German sūr, from Old High German sūr, from Proto-West Germanic sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

Sauerkraut (German): sauerkraut

Definitions

  1. sauerkraut

Ancestry of “Sauerkraut”, step by step

Sauerkraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sauer

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

via German kraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrautherb; useful plant plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect
2Middle High Germankrūt—
3Old High Germankrūt—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

Words derived from “Sauerkraut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European suHrós →