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zout.

salt

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/zɑu̯t/

  1. salt

    neuter
    Wie heeft er twee kilo zout in mijn soep gedaan? Nu smaakt het ranzig!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch *salt, from Proto-West Germanic *salt. The noun is from Proto-Germanic *saltą, the adjective from *saltaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *sḗh₂l. Compare German Salz, West Frisian sâlt, English salt, Danish salt.

adj/zɑu̯t/

  1. salted

    Hou jij van zoute haring?

  2. salty (taste)

    Dit is echt veel te zout!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch *salt, from Proto-West Germanic *salt. The noun is from Proto-Germanic *saltą, the adjective from *saltaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *sḗh₂l. Compare German Salz, West Frisian sâlt, English salt, Danish salt.

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