Where does “soapsuds” come from?
soapsuds (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.
soapsuds (English): Lather, suds, foam produced by soap in water
Definitions
- Lather, suds, foam produced by soap in water
Ancestry of “soapsuds”, step by step
soapsuds 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,... |