Where does “seep” come from?
seep (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German sêpe, from Old Saxon sēpa, from Proto-West Germanic saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
seep (Estonian): soap
Ancestry of “seep”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | sêpe | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | sēpa | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | saipā | soap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |