Where does “sag” come from?

sag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zacht, from Middle Dutch sachte, from Old Dutch sāfti, from Proto-West Germanic samftī, from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-.

sag (Afrikaans): soft

Definitions

  1. soft

Ancestry of “sag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzachtsoft; gentle; mild
2Middle Dutchsachtesoft; mild; smooth
3Old Dutchsāftisoft
4Proto-West Germanicsamftīlevel, even, smooth, soft, gentle
5Proto-Indo-European*sóm-tu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic samftī →Every word from Old Dutch sāfti →