Where does “såpbubbla” come from?
såpbubbla (Swedish) comes from Swedish såpa, 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,...
såpbubbla (Swedish): a soap bubble
Definitions
- a soap bubble
Ancestry of “såpbubbla”, step by step
såpbubbla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish såpa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | såpa | soft soap; a kind of thick, liquid soap, made... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sápa | — |
| 3 | Old English | sāpe | soap, salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saipā | soap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
via Swedish bubbla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bubbla | bubble; a spherically contained volume of air;... |