Where does “seife” come from?

seife (German) comes from Middle High German seife, from Old High German seifa, from Proto-West Germanic saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

seife (German): soap substance

Definitions

  1. soap substance

Ancestry of “seife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanseifesoap
2Old High Germanseifa—
3Proto-West Germanicsaipāsoap
4Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “seife”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saipā →