Where does “suds” come from?
Suds comes from English sud, which derives from English sod, related to English sodden and English Sodom from Ancient Greek Σόδομα, Hebrew סדם, and Proto-Germanic seuþaną, with a suffix from Ancient Greek -ίζειν.
suds (English): Lather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and...
Definitions
- Lather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and...
Ancestry of “suds”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sud | A bubble of lather or foam |
| 2 | English | sod | That stratum of the surface of the soil which is... |
| 3 | English | sodden | Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated;... |
| 4 | Middle English | sodden | — |
| 5 | Old English | soden | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sodan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sudanaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | seuþaną | to seethe; boil |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |