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Where does “súpanarskeið” come from?

súpanarskeið (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...

súpanarskeið (Faroese): soupspoon

Definitions

  1. soupspoon

Ancestry of “súpanarskeið”, step by step

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...
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