soothe

Meaning

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English sothen, from Old English sōþian, from Proto-Germanic *sanþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-. Cognate with Danish sande, Swedish sanna, Icelandic sanna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽, 𐍃𐌿𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽. See also: sooth.

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