Where does “soothfast” come from?
soothfast (English) comes from Middle English sothfast, from Old English sōþfæst, 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.
soothfast (English): actual; real; based on the truth, true; faithful;...
Definitions
- actual; real; based on the truth, true; faithful;...
Ancestry of “soothfast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sothfast | — |
| 2 | Old English | sōþfæst | true, trustworthy |
| 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 |