Where does “sann” come from?

sann (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sander, from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

sann (Swedish): true; according to the truth; true; a value in...

Definitions

  1. true; according to the truth; true; a value in...

Ancestry of “sann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsandertrue, real
2Old Norsesannrtrue
3Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “sann”

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