Where does “saften” come from?
saften (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.
saften (German): to make juice; to exude juice or another liquid;...
Definitions
- to make juice; to exude juice or another liquid;...
Ancestry of “saften”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Saft | juice; sap; fluid |
| 2 | Middle High German | Saft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | saf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sap | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sab- | juice; taste |