Where does “sothen” come from?
sothen (Middle English) comes from Old English sōþian, from Proto-Germanic sanþōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
sothen (Middle English): to prove; to verify, prove the validity of
Definitions
- to prove; to verify, prove the validity of
Ancestry of “sothen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sōþian | to verify, prove, confirm, bear witness to; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sanþōną | to prove true, show to be true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |
Words derived from “sothen”