Where does “soothen” come from?
soothen (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
soothen (English): To make comforted; cause to feel soothed; to...
Definitions
- To make comforted; cause to feel soothed; to...
Ancestry of “soothen”, step by step
soothen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |