Where does “scheerzeep” come from?

scheerzeep (Dutch) comes from Dutch scheren, from Middle Dutch schēren, from Old Dutch skeran, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scheerzeep (Dutch): A shaving soap

Definitions

  1. A shaving soap

Ancestry of “scheerzeep”, step by step

scheerzeep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch scheren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscherento shave; to shear; to skim, fleet; to go over...
2Middle Dutchschērento shave
3Old Dutchskeranto shave; to split, to divide
4Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Dutch zeep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeepsoap
2Middle Dutchseep—
3Old Dutchsēpasoap
4Frankishsaipāsoap
5Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeran →