Where does “ertnasúpan” come from?

ertnasúpan (Faroese) comes from Faroese súpan, from Middle Low German sope, from Old Saxon sopo, from Proto-West Germanic *sopō, from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

ertnasúpan (Faroese): pea soup

Definitions

  1. pea soup

Ancestry of “ertnasúpan”, step by step

ertnasúpan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese súpan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesúpansoup, normally with meat
2Middle Low Germansope—
3Old Saxonsopo—
4Proto-West Germanic*sopō—
5Proto-Germanicsupôsoup, broth
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
7Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Faroese ertur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseerturpea; pea soup; very small apple
2Old Norseertrpeas
3Old SaxoneritAlternative form of eriwit
4Proto-Germanicarwītspea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic supô →