Where does “suppen” come from?
suppen (Middle English) comes from Old English sūpan, from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.
suppen (Middle English): to drink, sip
Ancestry of “suppen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | sūpan | to sup; take fluid into the mouth; drink; to sip,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *sūpan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sūpaną | to drink; sip; slurp; gulp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *sewb- | — |
Words derived from “suppen”