Where does “mavesaft” come from?

mavesaft (Danish) comes from Danish saft, from German Saft, from Middle High German Saft, from Old High German saf, from Proto-West Germanic *sap, from Proto-Indo-European sab- — juice; taste.

mavesaft (Danish): gastric acid

Definitions

  1. gastric acid

Ancestry of “mavesaft”, step by step

mavesaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish saft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsaftjuice
2GermanSaftjuice; sap; fluid
3Middle High GermanSaft—
4Old High Germansaf—
5Proto-West Germanic*sapjuice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste

via Danish mave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmavestomach, tummy, belly; abdomen, abdominal cavity;...
2Old Danishmaghæstomach
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sap →Every word from Old High German saf →