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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sanþaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-ónt-s (“being, existing”), the present participle of *h₁es- (“to be”) (from which the present forms of *wesaną). Compare also *sundī (“guilt, misdeed”), an abstract noun derived from *h₁sóntih₂, genitive *h₁sn̥tyéh₂s, the feminine form of the participle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑn.θɑz/

Adjective

*sanþaz

  1. true, real

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sanþ
    • Old English: sōþ
      • Middle English: soth
    • Old Frisian: sōth
    • Old Saxon: sōth
  • Old Norse: sannr, saðr
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