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Where does “Saft” come from?

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

Saft (German): juice; sap; fluid

Definitions

  1. juice; sap; fluid

Ancestry of “Saft”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Saft”

  • Apfelsaft
  • saften
  • Bananensaft
  • Pflaumensaft
  • Waldmeistersaft
  • Orangensaft
  • saftig
  • Grapefruitsaft
  • Aprikosensaft
  • magensaftresistent
  • Magensaft
  • Apfelsinensaft
  • Pflanzensaft
  • Tomatensaft
  • Avocadosaft
  • Zitronensaft
  • Ananassaft
  • сафт
  • saft
  • saft
  • szaft
  • szaftos
  • zaft
  • saft
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