Salz

Etymology

From Old High German salz (akin to Old Saxon salt, Old Dutch salt, Old English sealt, Old Norse salt), from Proto-Germanic *saltą, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls. Compare Dutch zout, English salt, Danish salt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zal(t)s/

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• Rhymes: -alts, -als

Noun

Salz n (genitive Salzes, plural Salze)

1. (uncountable) salt, table salt
2. salt, sal

Further reading

• Salz in Duden online

Etymology

From Old High German salz, from Proto-Germanic *saltą. Cognate with German Salz, Dutch zout, English salt, Icelandic salt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑlt͡s/

Noun

Salz n (plural Salzen)

1. salt