Where does “köttsaft” come from?

köttsaft (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.

köttsaft (Swedish): meat juice

Definitions

  1. meat juice

Ancestry of “köttsaft”, step by step

köttsaft 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 kött

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköttmeat, flesh
2Old Swedishkøt—
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sap →Every word from Old High German saf →