Reconstruction:Old Dutch/sepa

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• seipa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *saipā, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.

Noun

*sēpa f

1. soap

Inflection

Declension of *sēpa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*sēpa	*sēpa, *sēpon
accusative	*sēpa, *sēpon	*sēpa, *sēpon
genitive	*sēpon	*sēpono
dative	*sēpon	*sēpon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: sêpe, seipe
  • Dutch: zeep
    • Afrikaans: seep (see there for further descendants)
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: sepu
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: sepu
      • → Akawaio: seepoo, sawana
      • → Pemon: seepoo, sawana
    • → Lokono: sêpo
  • Limburgish: zeip