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
Ancestry of “zacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | sachte | soft; mild; smooth |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sāfti | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | samftī | level, even, smooth, soft, gentle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *sóm-tu- | — |
Words derived from “zacht”