Where does “sōþfæst” come from?

sōþfæst (Old English) comes from Old English sōþ, from Proto-West Germanic sanþ, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

sōþfæst (Old English): true, trustworthy

Definitions

  1. true, trustworthy

Ancestry of “sōþfæst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsōþtrue, sooth; truth; true, actual, real
2Proto-West Germanicsanþtrue; truth
3Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “sōþfæst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →