Where does “sope” come from?

sope (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,...

sope (Middle English): Soap; a cleaning agent especially if liquid

Definitions

  1. Soap; a cleaning agent especially if liquid

Ancestry of “sope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsāpesoap, salve
2Proto-West Germanicsaipāsoap
3Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “sope”

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