Where does “sape” come from?

sape (Middle English) comes from Old English sāpe, from Proto-West Germanic saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Ancestry of “sape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsāpesoap, salve
2Proto-West Germanicsaipāsoap
3Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb-Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic saipā
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