Where does “seiffa” come from?

seiffa (Old High German) comes from Frankish saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Ancestry of “seiffa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishsaipāsoap
2Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
3Proto-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 Frankish saipā →