Where does “saðr” come from?

saðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

saðr (Old Norse): true; meet, proper; convicted of, guilty of

Definitions

  1. true; meet, proper; convicted of, guilty of

Ancestry of “saðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “saðr”

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