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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsāftisoft
2Proto-West Germanicsamftīlevel, even, smooth, soft, gentle
3Proto-Indo-European*sóm-tu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic samftī →Every word from Old Dutch sāfti →
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