Where does “soþe” come from?
soþe (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-.
soþe (Old English): dative singular of sōþ; inflection of sōþ:
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Definitions
- dative singular of sōþ; inflection of sōþ:
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Ancestry of “soþe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sōþ | true, sooth; truth; true, actual, real |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sanþ | true; truth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sanþaz | true, real |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |