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

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “zeep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchseep
2Old Dutchsēpasoap
3Frankishsaipāsoap
4Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “zeep

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb-