Where does “zacht” come from?

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

zacht (Dutch): soft; gentle; mild

Definitions

  1. soft; gentle; mild

Ancestry of “zacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsachtesoft; mild; smooth
2Old Dutchsāftisoft
3Proto-West Germanicsamftīlevel, even, smooth, soft, gentle
4Proto-Indo-European*sóm-tu-—

Words derived from “zacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic samftī →Every word from Old Dutch sāfti →