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
- 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
| 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |