Where does “sooth” come from?

sooth (Scots) comes from Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sooth (Scots): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “sooth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsouthsouth, southernness; A location to the south; the...
2Old Englishsūþsouth
3Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →
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