Where does “zeep” come from?
zeep (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch seep, from Old Dutch sēpa, from Frankish saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
zeep (Dutch): soap
Ancestry of “zeep”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | seep | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sēpa | — |
| 3 | Frankish | saipā | soap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
Words derived from “zeep”