Where does “insooth” come from?
insooth (English) comes from English sooth, from Middle English sooth, from Old English sōþ, from Proto-West Germanic sanþ, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
insooth (English): truly
Definitions
- truly
Ancestry of “insooth”, step by step
insooth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sooth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sooth | Truth; Augury; prognostication; Blandishment;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sooth | — |
| 3 | Old English | sōþ | true, sooth; truth; true, actual, real |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sanþ | true; truth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sanþaz | true, real |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |