Where does “soþcwide” come from?

soþcwide (Old English) comes from Old English cwide, from Proto-Germanic kwidiz, from Old English cweþan, from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan, from Proto-Germanic kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.

soþcwide (Old English): a true statement

Definitions

  1. a true statement

Ancestry of “soþcwide”, step by step

soþcwide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cwide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcwidesaying; sentence
2Proto-Germanickwidiza saying, statement, phrase
3Old Englishcweþanto say
4Proto-West Germanic*kweþanto say, speak
5Proto-Germanickweþanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷét-resin, gum

via Old English sōþ

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- →