Where does “sachte” come from?
sachte (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sāfti, from Proto-West Germanic samftī, from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-.
sachte (Middle Dutch): soft; mild; smooth
Ancestry of “sachte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | sāfti | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | samftī | level, even, smooth, soft, gentle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *sóm-tu- | — |
Words derived from “sachte”