Where does “såpe” come from?

såpe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk såpe, from Old Norse sápa, 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,...

såpe (Norwegian Bokmål): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “såpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksåpesoap
2Old Norsesápa—
3Old Englishsāpesoap, salve
4Proto-West Germanicsaipāsoap
5Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “såpe”

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