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soothe from Old English soðian ... from soð "true" (see sooth). The sense of "quiet, comfort, restore to tranquility," in reference to a person or animal, is b
by dbtc 3y ago
soothe from Old English soðian ... from soð "true" (see sooth).
The sense of "quiet, comfort, restore to tranquility," in reference to a person or
animal, is by 1690s, via the notion of "to assuage one by asserting that what
he says is true,"
https://www.etymonline.com/word/soothe https://www.etymonline.com/word/soothe
- tines 3y agoSure, but we're speaking English, not Old English. In English, the (archaic) word sooth is a noun, and soothe is a verb.
- TRiG_Ireland 3y agoEtymology is often fascinating.