Where does “suppe” come from?
suppe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German suppe, from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
suppe (Norwegian Bokmål): soup
Definitions
- soup
Ancestry of “suppe”, step by step
suppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German suppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | suppe | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Low German suppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | suppe | — |