Where does “sachte” come from?

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

sachte (German): Alternative form of sacht; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sacht; inflection of...

Ancestry of “sachte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansachtgentle, soft; gently
2Low Germansacht—
3Middle Low Germansachte—
4Old Saxonsāfti—
5Proto-West Germanicsamftīlevel, even, smooth, soft, gentle
6Proto-Indo-European*sóm-tu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic samftī →Every word from Old Saxon sāfti →