Where does “sodden” come from?

Sodden comes from Middle English sodden, from Old English soden, from Proto-Germanic sudanaz and seuþaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt-.

sodden (English): Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated;...

Definitions

  1. Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated;...

Ancestry of “sodden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsodden—
2Old Englishsoden—
3Proto-West Germanic*sodan—
4Proto-Germanicsudanaz—
5Proto-Germanicseuþanąto seethe; boil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “sodden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →