Where does “saaf” come from?
saaf (Middle English) comes from Middle High German seife, from Old High German seifa, from Proto-West Germanic saipā, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
saaf (Middle English): Alternative form of sauf
Definitions
- Alternative form of sauf
Ancestry of “saaf”, step by step
saaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German seife
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | seife | soap |
| 2 | Old High German | seifa | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | saipā | soap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
via Old Frisian *tzef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | *tzef | — |