Where does “sacht” come from?

sacht (German) comes from Low German sacht, from Middle Low German sachte, from Old Saxon sāfti, from Proto-West Germanic samftī, from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-.

sacht (German): gentle, soft; gently

Definitions

  1. gentle, soft; gently

Ancestry of “sacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germansacht—
2Middle Low Germansachte—
3Old Saxonsāfti—
4Proto-West Germanicsamftīlevel, even, smooth, soft, gentle
5Proto-Indo-European*sóm-tu-—

Words derived from “sacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic samftī →Every word from Old Saxon sāfti →