Where does “soen” come from?

soen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sōna, from Proto-Germanic sōnō, from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- — healthy; whole; active; vigorous.

Ancestry of “soen”, step by step

soen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch sōna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsōna—
2Proto-Germanicsōnō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous

via Old Dutch swōna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchswōnareconciliation; peace; agreement
2Proto-Germanicswōnōreconciliation; atonement; agreement; appeasement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōnō →Every word from Old Dutch sōna →