Where does “sótt” come from?
sótt (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
sótt (Old Norse): sickness, illness, disease; second-person plural...
Definitions
- sickness, illness, disease; second-person plural...
Ancestry of “sótt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “sótt”