Where does “sanft” come from?

sanft (German) comes from Middle High German semfte, from Old High German semfti, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

sanft (German): gentle

Definitions

  1. gentle

Ancestry of “sanft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansemfte—
2Old High Germansemftisoft; softness
3Old High German-ī-ness
4Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “sanft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Old High German -ī →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →