Where does “seifa” come from?
seifa (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Ancestry of “seifa”, step by step
seifa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic saipā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | saipā | soap |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
via Frankish saipā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | saipā | soap |