sough
English
/saʊ/
verb
Definitions
- To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *sough, swoȝen derived from Old English swōgan (roar, rush, make a sound, move with noise) derived from Proto-Germanic *swōganą (resound, make a noise) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weh₂gʰ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)weh₂gʰ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- death English
- death-sough English
- vagio Latin
- δυσηχής Ancient Greek
- ἠχή Ancient Greek
- *(s)weh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *swōganą Proto-Germanic
- *swōgiz Proto-Germanic
- geondswogan Old English
- swogan Old English
- swogen Old English
- swōgan Old English
- *sough Middle English
- swoȝen Middle English
- 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌿𐍆𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *swuogan Old Dutch
- *wiwákʰō Proto-Hellenic