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Where does “sop” come from?

sop (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sop, from Old Dutch sop, from Proto-Germanic suppą, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.

sop (Dutch): water with soap, usually for washing; the sea in...

Definitions

  1. water with soap, usually for washing; the sea in...

Ancestry of “sop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsopsoup
2Old Dutchsop—
3Proto-Germanicsuppą—
4Proto-Indo-European*sewb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sewb- →