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