Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “sap” come from?

sap (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sap, from Proto-Germanic sapą, from Proto-Indo-European sapon-, from Proto-Indo-European sab- — juice; taste.

Ancestry of “sap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsap—
2Proto-Germanicsapąjuice, sap
3Proto-Indo-Europeansapon-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste

Words derived from “sap”

  • vruchtensap
  • sap
  • koeiensap
  • sinaasappelsap
  • saprijk
  • appelsap
  • grondsap
  • citroensap
  • druivensap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →