Where does “soon” come from?

soon (Bavarian) comes from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

soon (Bavarian): to say

Definitions

  1. to say

Ancestry of “soon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansagēnto say
2Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
3Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
4Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →