Where does “knettasúpan” come from?
knettasúpan (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...
knettasúpan (Faroese): soup with meatballs
Definitions
- soup with meatballs
Ancestry of “knettasúpan”, step by step
knettasúpan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese súpan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | súpan | soup, normally with meat |
| 2 | Middle Low German | sope | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sopo | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sopō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Faroese knetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | knetti | — |