Supper
/ˈsʌp.ər/noun
The evening meal, usually the last meal of the day.
Did you know?In Middle English, supper was the later meal of the day, and its history is tied to the old habit of eating after the day’s labor was done, not to any occult meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
sūpan
“to drink, sip”
Old English
OE
suppe
“broth or liquid food”
Late Old English / Middle English
ME
supper(e)
“the evening meal”
Old French
OFr
souper
“to sup, eat the evening meal”
Modern English
English
supper
“the evening meal”