Where does “soþ” come from?

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

soþ (Old English): true, real; truth

Definitions

  1. true, real; truth

Ancestry of “soþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsanþtrue; truth
2Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →