Where does “hernesupp” come from?
hernesupp (Estonian) comes from Estonian supp, from German suppe, from French soupe, from Middle French souppe, from Old French supe, from Old French soupe, from Late Latin suppa, from Proto-Germanic supô — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
hernesupp (Estonian): pea soup
Definitions
- pea soup
Ancestry of “hernesupp”, step by step
hernesupp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian supp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | supp | soup |
| 2 | German | suppe | soup |
| 3 | French | soupe | soup; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Middle French | souppe | soup |
| 5 | Old French | supe | soup |
| 6 | Old French | soupe | Alternative form of supe |
| 7 | Late Latin | suppa | sopped bread |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |