Where does “sout” come from?
sout (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch salt, from Proto-Germanic saltą, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
Ancestry of “sout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | salt | salt; salty |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saltą | salt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |
Words derived from “sout”