Where does “sop” come from?
Sop comes from Middle English sope, from Old English sāpe, from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European seyp-, a root of uncertain meaning.
sop (English): Something entirely soaked; A piece of solid food...
Definitions
- Something entirely soaked; A piece of solid food...
Ancestry of “sop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sop | small amount of food |
| 2 | Old French | sope | Alternative form of supe; soup |
| 3 | Latin | suppa | sopped bread |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |