Where does “sudser” come from?

sudser (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.

sudser (English): A foaming agent used in detergents etc; A soap...

Definitions

  1. A foaming agent used in detergents etc; A soap...

Ancestry of “sudser”, step by step

sudser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English suds

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsudsLather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and...
2EnglishsudA bubble of lather or foam
3EnglishsodThat stratum of the surface of the soil which is...
4EnglishsoddenSoaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated;...
5Middle Englishsodden
6Old Englishsoden
7Proto-West Germanic*sodan
8Proto-Germanicsudanaz
9Proto-Germanicseuþanąto seethe; boil
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt-