sanft
gentle
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zanft/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German semfte, senfte, sanfte, from Old High German semfti, from Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) (compare Proto-Germanic *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-, possibly from *sem- (“one, whole”). Doublet of sacht. Cognate with English soft.
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