Where does “håndsæbe” come from?

håndsæbe (Danish) comes from Danish sæbe, from Middle Low German sêpe, from Old Saxon sēpa, from Proto-West Germanic saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

håndsæbe (Danish): handsoap

Definitions

  1. handsoap

Ancestry of “håndsæbe”, step by step

håndsæbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sæbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsæbesoap
2Middle Low Germansêpe—
3Old Saxonsēpa—
4Proto-West Germanicsaipāsoap
5Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

via Danish hånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhåndhand
2Old Danishhaandhand
3Old Norsehǫndhand
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saipā →