Where does “Magensaft” come from?

Magensaft (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.

Magensaft (German): gastric juice

Definitions

  1. gastric juice

Ancestry of “Magensaft”, step by step

Magensaft 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 magen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmagenstomach, maw
2Middle High Germanmage—
3Old High Germanmagostomach; poppy
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

Words derived from “Magensaft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →
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