Where does “soepelheid” come from?
soepelheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch soepel, from Old French souple, from Latin supplex, from Latin supplicō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
soepelheid (Dutch): flexibility, suppleness
Ancestry of “soepelheid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | soepel | supple, flexible; pliable, flexible |
| 2 | Old French | souple | supple |
| 3 | Latin | supplex | kneeling; begging; suppliant |
| 4 | Latin | supplicō | — |
| 5 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |