Where does “savonnette” come from?

savonnette (Norman) comes from Norman savon, from Old French savon, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

savonnette (Norman): shaving brush

Definitions

  1. shaving brush

Ancestry of “savonnette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normansavonsoap
2Old Frenchsavonsoap
3LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
4Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →