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Where does “sodan” come from?

sodan (Middle English) comes from Middle English sodeyn, from Anglo-Norman sodein, from Old French sodain, from Vulgar Latin subitanus, from Latin subitāneus, from Latin subitus, from Latin subeo, from Latin eō — to go.

sodan (Middle English): Alternative form of sodeyn

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sodeyn

Ancestry of “sodan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsodeynSudden; happening or developing without buildup...
2Anglo-Normansodeinsudden; quickly with little or no warning
3Old Frenchsodain—
4Vulgar Latinsubitanussudden
5Latinsubitāneus—
6Latinsubitusapproached; succeeded; occurred
7LatinsubeoI go under, come under; enter; I go up to,...
8Latineō—
9Proto-ItaliceōI go
10Proto-Italicejō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →