Where does “saver” come from?

saver (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *saifr, from Proto-Germanic saifraz, from Proto-Indo-European seyp- — to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

saver (Old Frisian): spittle, saliva

Definitions

  1. spittle, saliva

Ancestry of “saver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*saifrslime, drool, spit
2Proto-Germanicsaifraz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyp-to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saifraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *saifr →