Where does “soþsagu” come from?

soþsagu (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.

soþsagu (Old English): a true statement, truism

Definitions

  1. a true statement, truism

Ancestry of “soþsagu”, step by step

soþsagu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Old English sagu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsagustatement, discourse, report
2Proto-Germanic*sagu—
3Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →