Where does “såpa” come from?

såpa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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,...

såpa (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of såpe

Definitions

  1. definite singular of såpe

Ancestry of “såpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesápa—
2Old Englishsāpesoap, salve
3Proto-West Germanicsaipāsoap
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 Proto-West Germanic saipā →