Where does “zeepbes” come from?
zeepbes (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeep, 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,...
zeepbes (Dutch): The fruit of a soapberry
Ancestry of “zeepbes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zeep | soap |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | seep | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sēpa | — |
| 4 | Frankish | saipā | soap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |