Where does “sope” come from?
sope (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon sopo, from Proto-West Germanic *sopō, from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Ancestry of “sope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | sopo | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *sopō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
Words derived from “sope”