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