Where does “zōft” come from?

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

zōft (Vilamovian): juice

Definitions

  1. juice

Ancestry of “zōft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansafjuice
2Old High Germansaf—
3Proto-West Germanic*sapjuice
4Proto-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 →