Where does “sōfte” come from?

sōfte (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic samftō, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

sōfte (Old English): softly

Definitions

  1. softly

Ancestry of “sōfte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsamftōsoftly, gently
2Proto-West Germanic-ōCreates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent...
3Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “sōfte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -ō →
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