Where does “Sahne” come from?

Sahne (German) comes from Middle High German sāne, from Old French sain, from Latin sagina, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

Sahne (German): cream

Definitions

  1. cream

Ancestry of “Sahne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansāne—
2Old Frenchsainhealthy; in good health
3Latinsaginafeasting, nourishment; corpulence; second-person...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “Sahne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Latin sagina →Every word from Old French sain →