Where does “høsnasúpan” come from?

høsnasúpan (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...

høsnasúpan (Faroese): chicken soup

Definitions

  1. chicken soup

Ancestry of “høsnasúpan”, step by step

høsnasúpan 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 høsn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehøsnchicken (Gallus gallus)
2Old Norsehǿnsn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic supô