Where does “zoft” come from?
zoft (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German saf, from Old High German saf, from Proto-West Germanic *sap, from Proto-Indo-European sab- — juice; taste.
Ancestry of “zoft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | saf | juice |
| 2 | Old High German | saf | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sap | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sab- | juice; taste |