Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sanþ

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.

Adjective

*sanþ

2. (North Sea Germanic) true

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*sanþ
Genitive	*sanþas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sanþ	*sanþu	*sanþ
Accusative	*sanþanā	*sanþā	*sanþ
Genitive	*sanþas	*sanþeʀā	*sanþas
Dative	*sanþumē	*sanþeʀē	*sanþumē
Instrumental	*sanþu	*sanþeʀu	*sanþu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sanþē	*sanþō	*sanþu
Accusative	*sanþā	*sanþā	*sanþu
Genitive	*sanþeʀō	*sanþeʀō	*sanþeʀō
Dative	*sanþēm, *sanþum	*sanþēm, *sanþum	*sanþēm, *sanþum
Instrumental	*sanþēm, *sanþum	*sanþēm, *sanþum	*sanþēm, *sanþum

Derived terms

• *sanþalīk
• *sanþasagul
• *sanþijan
• *sanþōn

Descendants

• Old English: sōþ
  • Middle English: soth
    • English: sooth
    • Scots: suthe, suith
• Old Frisian: sōth
• Old Saxon: sōth

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sanþą.

Noun

*sanþ n

2. (North Sea Germanic) truth

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sanþ
Genitive	*sanþas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sanþ	*sanþu
Accusative	*sanþ	*sanþu
Genitive	*sanþas	*sanþō
Dative	*sanþē	*sanþum
Instrumental	*sanþu	*sanþum

Descendants

• Old English: sōþ
  • Middle English: soth
    • English: sooth
    • Scots: suthe, suith
• Old Saxon: sōth
• Old High German: *sand
  • ⇒ Old High German: sandōn