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