soup

soup · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*supô
2. Late Latin · derived fromsuppa“sopped bread”
3. Old French · derived fromsoupe
4. Middle English · inherited fromsoupe
5. English todaysoup

The noun is from Middle English soupe, sowpe, from Old French soupe, souppe, sope, from Late Latin suppa (“sopped bread”), from Proto-Germanic *supô (compare Middle Dutch sope (“broth”)). Doublet of sop and zuppa. See also sup and supper. The verb is from the noun.

soup · verb²

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*sūpaną
2. Old English · inherited fromsūpan“to sup, sip”
3. Middle English · inherited fromsoupen
4. English todaysoup

From Middle English soupen, from Old English sūpan (“to sup, sip”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną. More at sup.

soup · noun³

1. Old English · inherited fromsūpe“sup; draught”
2. Middle English · inherited fromsoupe
3. English todaysoup

From Middle English soupe, from Old English sūpe (“sup; draught”).

soup · verb⁴

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*swaipaną“to sweep”
2. Old English · inherited fromswāpan“to sweep”
3. Middle English · inherited fromswopen
4. English todaysoup

From Middle English swopen, from Old English swāpan (“to sweep”), from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną (“to sweep”). More at sweep.

soup · verb⁵

1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromsuper
2. Middle English · inherited fromsoupen
3. English todaysoup

From Middle English soupen, suppen, from Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe (“soup”) + -er (verb-forming suffix).

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