Where does “blandsaft” come from?

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

blandsaft (Swedish): (cordial prepared from) undiluted cordial

Definitions

  1. (cordial prepared from) undiluted cordial

Ancestry of “blandsaft”, step by step

blandsaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish saft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsaftjuice, sap; squash, cordial, fruit syrup
2Middle High GermanSaft—
3Old High Germansaf—
4Proto-West Germanic*sapjuice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste

via Swedish blända

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbländato blind, to make blind, to block sight
2Old Norseblandato blend, mix
3Proto-Germanicblandanąto blend, make murky; to mix, mingle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sap →Every word from Old High German saf →