Where does “Suppenschildkröte” come from?

Suppenschildkröte (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...

Suppenschildkröte (German): green turtle, Chelonia mydas

Definitions

  1. green turtle, Chelonia mydas

Ancestry of “Suppenschildkröte”, step by step

Suppenschildkröte 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 Schildkröte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchildkröteturtle, tortoise
2GermanSchildshield, buckler; sign, plate
3Middle High Germanschilt
4Old High Germanscilt
5Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
6Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic supô