Where does “ziepjūdens” come from?

ziepjūdens (Latvian) comes from Latvian ūdens, from Proto-Baltic ūden-, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

ziepjūdens (Latvian): soapy water

Definitions

  1. soapy water

Ancestry of “ziepjūdens”, step by step

ziepjūdens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian ūdens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianūdenswater; waters; water, aquatic, aqua-
2Proto-Balticūden-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Latvian ziepes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianziepessoap; trouble; bad, undesirable situation or...
2Middle Low Germanseepe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →
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