Where does “soapcurd” come from?
soapcurd (English) comes from English curd, from Middle English curd, from Middle English crud, from Middle English crudde, from Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic krūdan, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną — to push; press.
soapcurd (English): A gelatinous mass formed by soap mixed with water
Definitions
- A gelatinous mass formed by soap mixed with water
Ancestry of “soapcurd”, step by step
soapcurd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English curd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curd | The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or... |
| 2 | Middle English | curd | Alternative form of crudde |
| 3 | Middle English | crud | Alternative form of crudde |
| 4 | Middle English | crudde | Milk that has coagulated or a cheese made of it;... |
| 5 | Middle English | crouden | To move a means or form of transport; To cram; to... |
| 6 | Old English | crūdan | to press |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | krūdan | to press, to push |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | krūdaną | to crowd; to press; to drive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | grewt- | to push; press |
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,... |