Where does “soktu” come from?

soktu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch zucht, from Middle Dutch suchte, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

soktu (Sranan Tongo): sigh

Definitions

  1. sigh

Ancestry of “soktu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuchtsigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or...
2Middle Dutchsuchte—
3Old Dutchsuhti—
4Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
5Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic suhtiz →