Etymology

supper

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Today it means: An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed. Full definition →

Middle English soper ← Old French soper
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supper · noun, verb1

  1. Old French · derived fromsoper
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsoper
  3. English todaysupper

From Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper.

supper · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*peh₃-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*su(H)ph₃néh₂-der.?
  5. Proto-Germanic*suppōną
  6. Proto-Germanic*sūpaną
  7. Proto-West Germanic*sūpan
  8. Old Englishsūpan
  9. Middle Englishsoupen
  10. Englishsup
  11. English todaysupper

From sup + -er.

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