Where does “unsanft” come from?
unsanft (German) comes from German sanft, 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...
unsanft (German): rough, coarse, brutish
Ancestry of “unsanft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | sanft | gentle |
| 2 | Middle High German | semfte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | semfti | soft; softness |
| 4 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |