Where does “soen” come from?

soen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zoen, from Middle Dutch zoene, from Old Dutch sōna, from Proto-Germanic sōnō, from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- — healthy; whole; active; vigorous.

soen (Afrikaans): kiss

Definitions

  1. kiss

Ancestry of “soen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoenkiss, smooch; reconciliation, saught; atonement
2Middle Dutchzoene—
3Old Dutchsōna—
4Proto-Germanicsōnō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- →