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Where does “sæp” come from?

sæp (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *sap, from Proto-Indo-European sab- — juice; taste.

sæp (Old English): sap

Definitions

  1. sap

Ancestry of “sæp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*sap—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste

Words derived from “sæp”

  • sap
  • sapwood
  • sapless
  • sapsucker
  • saphead
  • pinesap
  • sapful
  • sapsucking
  • sapheaded
  • sappeth
  • saplessness
  • saplike
  • sapskull
  • sappest
  • sapfest
  • sap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →