Where does “sahti” come from?

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

sahti (Finnish): A traditional home-brewed strong beer made of malts and traditionally spiced with juniper; nowadays also with hops

Definitions

  1. A traditional home-brewed strong beer made of malts and traditionally spiced with juniper; nowadays also with hops

Ancestry of “sahti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsaftjuice, sap; squash, cordial, fruit syrup
2Middle High GermanSaft—
3Old High Germansaf—
4Proto-West Germanic*sapjuice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sap →Every word from Old High German saf →