Where does “soap suds” come from?
soap suds (English) comes from English suds, from English sud, from English sod, from English sodden, from Middle English sodden, from Old English soden, from Proto-West Germanic *sodan, from Proto-Germanic sudanaz — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
soap suds (English): Lather, suds, foam produced by soap in water
Definitions
- Lather, suds, foam produced by soap in water
Ancestry of “soap suds”, step by step
soap suds traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suds
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suds | Lather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and... |
| 2 | English | sud | A bubble of lather or foam |
| 3 | English | sod | That stratum of the surface of the soil which is... |
| 4 | English | sodden | Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated;... |
| 5 | Middle English | sodden | — |
| 6 | Old English | soden | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *sodan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sudanaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | seuþaną | to seethe; boil |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |
via English soap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soap | A substance able to mix with both oil and water,... |
| 2 | Middle English | sope | Soap; a cleaning agent especially if liquid |
| 3 | Old English | sāpe | soap, salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saipā | soap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |