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Where does “*sopō” come from?

*sopō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Ancestry of “*sopō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsupôsoup, broth
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
3Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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