Where does “ávaxtasafi” come from?

ávaxtasafi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic safi, from Old Norse safi, from Proto-Germanic *safô, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

ávaxtasafi (Icelandic): fruit juice

Definitions

  1. fruit juice

Ancestry of “ávaxtasafi”, step by step

ávaxtasafi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic safi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsafijuice
2Old Norsesafisap (of trees)
3Proto-Germanic*safô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research

via Icelandic ávöxtur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicávöxturfruit
2Old Norseávǫxtrfruit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *safô →Every word from Old Norse safi →