Where does “sochte” come from?

sochte (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sāfti, from Proto-West Germanic samftī, from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-.

Ancestry of “sochte”, 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-	—

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