Reconstruction:Old Dutch/salt

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *saltą.

Noun

*salt n

1. salt

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: sout
  • Dutch: zout (see there for further descendants)
  • Limburgish: zaat

Further reading

• “salt (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *saltaz.

Adjective

*salt

1. salty

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: sout
  • Dutch: zout

Further reading

• “salt (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012