Where does “sothen” come from?

sothen (Middle English) comes from Old English sōþian, from Proto-Germanic sanþōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

sothen (Middle English): to prove; to verify, prove the validity of

Definitions

  1. to prove; to verify, prove the validity of

Ancestry of “sothen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsōþianto verify, prove, confirm, bear witness to; to...
2Proto-Germanicsanþōnąto prove true, show to be true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “sothen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþōną →Every word from Old English sōþian →