Where does “saft” come from?
saft (Swedish) comes from Middle High German Saft, from Old High German saf, from Proto-West Germanic *sap, from Proto-Indo-European sab- — juice; taste.
saft (Swedish): juice, sap; squash, cordial, fruit syrup
Definitions
- juice, sap; squash, cordial, fruit syrup
Ancestry of “saft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | Saft | — |
| 2 | Old High German | saf | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sap | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sab- | juice; taste |
Words derived from “saft”