Where does “zeepnoot” come from?

zeepnoot (Dutch) comes from Dutch noot, from Middle Dutch nōte, from Old Dutch nutu, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

zeepnoot (Dutch): The fruit of a soapberry

Definitions

  1. The fruit of a soapberry

Ancestry of “zeepnoot”, step by step

zeepnoot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch noot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnootnut; testicle, nut; note
2Middle Dutchnōtenut (fruit)
3Old Dutchnutunut
4Proto-West Germanichnutnut
5Proto-Germanichnutsnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Dutch zeep

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