Where does “zeepbel” come from?

zeepbel (Dutch) comes from Dutch bel, from Middle Dutch belle, from Old Dutch bella, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

zeepbel (Dutch): soap bubble

Definitions

  1. soap bubble

Ancestry of “zeepbel”, step by step

zeepbel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbelbell; segment of a rattlesnake's rattle; bubble
2Middle Dutchbelle—
3Old Dutchbella—
4Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Dutch zeep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeepsoap
2Middle Dutchseep—
3Old Dutchsēpasoap
4Frankishsaipāsoap
5Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
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