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

Definitions

  1. juicy, sappy, succulent

Ancestry of “saftan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansȁftsauce
2GermanSaftjuice; sap; fluid
3Middle High GermanSaft—
4Old High Germansaf—
5Proto-West Germanic*sapjuice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sap →Every word from Old High German saf →
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