Where does “Buchstabensuppe” come from?
Buchstabensuppe (German) comes from German suppe, from French soupe, from Middle French souppe, from Old French supe, from Old French soupe, from Late Latin suppa, from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Buchstabensuppe (German): alphabet soup
Definitions
- alphabet soup
Ancestry of “Buchstabensuppe”, step by step
Buchstabensuppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German suppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | suppe | soup |
| 2 | French | soupe | soup; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Middle French | souppe | soup |
| 4 | Old French | supe | soup |
| 5 | Old French | soupe | Alternative form of supe |
| 6 | Late Latin | suppa | sopped bread |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via German Buchstabe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Buchstabe | letter |
| 2 | Middle High German | buochstabe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | buohstabo | letter, writing |