Where does “zŏftpresa” come from?
zŏftpresa (Silesian) comes from German Saftpresse, from German presse, from German Pressen, from Middle High German pressen, from Old High German pressōn, from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres- — passed , crossed.
zŏftpresa (Silesian): juicer
Definitions
- juicer
Ancestry of “zŏftpresa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Saftpresse | juicer device used for juicing |
| 2 | German | presse | inflection of pressen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | German | Pressen | plural of Presse |
| 4 | Middle High German | pressen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | pressōn | — |
| 6 | Latin | pressō | — |
| 7 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |