Where does “Suppenkraut” come from?

Suppenkraut (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...

Suppenkraut (German): pot herb

Definitions

  1. pot herb

Ancestry of “Suppenkraut”, step by step

Suppenkraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German suppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansuppesoup
2Frenchsoupesoup; first-person singular present indicative of...
3Middle Frenchsouppesoup
4Old Frenchsupesoup
5Old FrenchsoupeAlternative form of supe
6Late Latinsuppasopped bread
7Proto-Germanicsupôsoup, broth
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
9Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via German kraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrautherb; useful plant plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect
2Middle High Germankrūt
3Old High Germankrūt
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew-
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