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Where does “sanþaz” come from?

sanþaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.

sanþaz (Proto-Germanic): true, real

Definitions

  1. true, real

Ancestry of “sanþaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—

Words derived from “sanþaz”

  • soothe
  • sooth
  • soother
  • soothsaying
  • soothfast
  • soothsay
  • soothfastness
  • soothest
  • soothability
  • insooth
  • soothful
  • soothfastly
  • sootheth
  • soothness
  • unsoothable
  • soothen
  • soothable
  • besoothe
  • soothesome
  • unsoothe
  • santa
  • sannerligen
  • osannolik
  • sandpapper
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