Where does “keepsake” come from?
keepsake (English) comes from English saké, from Japanese 酒, from Japanese 麦酒, from Dutch bier, from Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch bier, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.
keepsake (English): Some object given by a person and retained in...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “keepsake”, step by step
keepsake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English saké
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saké | Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented... |
| 2 | Japanese | 酒 | any alcoholic beverage |
| 3 | Japanese | 麦酒 | beer; any other alcoholic drink brewed mainly... |
| 4 | Dutch | bier | beer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | bier | beer |
| 6 | Old Dutch | bier | beer |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | beuʀ | beer |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | beuzą | beer |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰews- | dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast |
via English keep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | keep | To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain |
| 2 | Middle English | kepen | to keep, guard, look after, watch |
| 3 | Old English | cēpan | to seize, hold, observe |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kōpijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōpijaną | to look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵab- | — |