Where does “saftan” come from?
saftan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sȁft, from German Saft, from Middle High German Saft, from Old High German saf, from Proto-West Germanic *sap, from Proto-Indo-European sab- — juice; taste.
saftan (Serbo-Croatian): juicy, sappy, succulent
Ancestry of “saftan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | sȁft | — |
| 2 | German | Saft | juice; sap; fluid |
| 3 | Middle High German | Saft | — |
| 4 | Old High German | saf | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sap | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sab- | juice; taste |