Where does “seep” come from?

seep (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zeep, from Middle Dutch seep, from Old Dutch sēpa, from Frankish saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

seep (Afrikaans): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “seep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeepsoap
2Middle Dutchseep—
3Old Dutchsēpasoap
4Frankishsaipāsoap
5Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “seep”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Frankish saipā →