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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsaltsalt; salty
2Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “sout”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l- →