Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “saf” come from?

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

Ancestry of “saf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “saf”

  • zaftig
  • Apfelsaft
  • saften
  • Bananensaft
  • Pflaumensaft
  • Waldmeistersaft
  • Orangensaft
  • saftig
  • Grapefruitsaft
  • Aprikosensaft
  • magensaftresistent
  • Magensaft
  • Apfelsinensaft
  • Pflanzensaft
  • Saft
  • Tomatensaft
  • Avocadosaft
  • Zitronensaft
  • Ananassaft
  • сафт
  • saft
  • saft
  • szaft
  • szaftos
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