Where does “sōth” come from?

sōth (Old Saxon) comes from English South, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sōth (Old Saxon): true, real

Definitions

  1. true, real

Ancestry of “sōth”, step by step

sōth traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English South

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSouthAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie
2Frenchsudsouth
3Middle Frenchsudsouth
4Old Frenchsudsouth
5Old Englishsūþsouth
6Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Proto-West Germanic sanþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsanþtrue; truth
2Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Proto-Germanic sauþaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

Words derived from “sōth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →