Where does “saftig” come from?

saftig (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.

saftig (Danish): juicy; succulent; sappy

Definitions

  1. juicy; succulent; sappy

Ancestry of “saftig”, step by step

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