Where does “sop” come from?

sop (Middle English) comes from Old French sope, from Latin suppa, from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

sop (Middle English): small amount of food

Definitions

  1. small amount of food

Ancestry of “sop”, step by step

sop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French sope

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchsopeAlternative form of supe; soup
2Latinsuppasopped bread
3Proto-Germanicsupôsoup, broth
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Old English sopa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsopasopped bread
2Proto-West Germanic*sopō—

Words derived from “sop”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic supô →