Where does “soonish” come from?

soonish (English) comes from English soon, from Middle English sone, from Old English sōna, from Proto-West Germanic sān(ō), from Proto-Germanic sēna, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

soonish (English): Some time in the not so distant but not yet...

Definitions

  1. Some time in the not so distant but not yet...

Ancestry of “soonish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoonShort in length of time from the present; early;...
2Middle Englishsoneson; soon; Alternative form of sonne
3Old Englishsōnaimmediately, at once
4Proto-West Germanicsān(ō)immediately
5Proto-Germanicsēna—
6Proto-Germanic*sa—
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →