Where does “soþtacen” come from?

soþtacen (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.

soþtacen (Old English): true sign

Definitions

  1. true sign

Ancestry of “soþtacen”, step by step

soþtacen 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 tācen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtācen—
2Old Norsetekinnpast participle of taka; take, took, taken
3Proto-Germanictēkanaz—
4Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →