Where does “Birnensaft” come from?

Birnensaft (German) comes 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.

Birnensaft (German): pear juice

Definitions

  1. pear juice

Ancestry of “Birnensaft”, step by step

Birnensaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Saft

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

via German Birne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBirnepear; lightbulb; head, bonce, noggin
2Middle High Germanbire—
3Old High Germanbirapear
4Vulgar Latinpira—
5Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sap →Every word from Old High German saf →