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- — to be.

soþe (Old English): dative singular of sōþ; inflection of sōþ: ##...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of sōþ; inflection of sōþ: ##...

Ancestry of “soþe”, step by step

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 h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →