soe

soe · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*seyk-“to reach, grasp”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*saihaz“bucket, vat”
3. Old Norse · derived fromsár“large cask”
4. Old English · inherited fromsā“a tub, pail, vessel”
5. Middle English · inherited fromsō“large tub, vat”
6. English todaysoe

From Middle English sō (“large tub, vat”), from Old English sā (“a tub, pail, vessel”) and/or Old Norse sár (“large cask”) (acc. s.sá), both from Proto-Germanic *saihaz (“bucket, vat”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk- (“to reach, grasp”). Cognate with Swedish så (“large wooden water vessel”).

Soe · proper noun²

1. Hokkien · borrowed from蘇 /苏
2. Teochew · borrowed from蘇 /苏
3. Burmese · borrowed fromစိုး
4. English todaySoe

Borrowed from Burmese စိုး (cui:) and/or Teochew 蘇 /苏 (sou¹) or Hokkien 蘇 /苏 (So͘).

Soe · proper noun³

1. dz · borrowed fromསྲོས་
2. English todaySoe

Borrowed from Dzongkha སྲོས་ (sros).

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