Etymograph
>
Indo-European
>
Old English
>
Dictionary
> s
ē
fte
ADJ
gentle, mild, not stern
Source:
Ringe 2014
:230,
https://bosworthtoller.com/27328
originates from
PWGmc
*samftī
"soft, gentle" (samftī
>
są̄ftī
>
sēftī
>
sēfti
>
sēfte) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:230)
PGmc
*samþu-
"soft" (samþu-
>
są̄þu
>
sōþu
>
sōþ) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:426)
Paradigms