Where does “sæbeskål” come from?

sæbeskål (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,...

sæbeskål (Danish): soap dish

Definitions

  1. soap dish

Ancestry of “sæbeskål”, step by step

sæbeskål 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 skål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskålcheers; bowl, basin, cup; bowlful
2Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saipā →