English

soon

/suːn/
Short in length of time from the present.

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    Origin

    From Middle English sone, from Old English sōna (“immediately, at once”), from Proto-West Germanic *sān(ō), from Proto-Germanic *sēna, *sēnô (“immediately, soon, then”), from *sa (demonstrative pronoun), from Proto-Indo-European *só (demonstrative pronoun).

    Cognate with Scots sone, sune, schone (“soon, quickly, at once”), North Frisian san (“immediately, at once”), dialectal Dutch zaan (“soon, before long”), Middle Low German sân (“right afterwards, soon”), Middle High German sān, son (“soon, then”), Old High German sār (“immediately, soon”). Compare also Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃 (suns, “immediately, soon”), from Proto-Germanic *suniz (“soon”).

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishsone
      • inheritedOld Englishsōna “immediately, at once”
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*sān(ō)
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*sēna
            • derivedProto-Indo-European*só “this; that”
              • inheritedProto-Indo-European*h₂en- “on, onto”
                • derivedProto-Indo-Europeanġe-
                • inherited (ultimately)Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-

    Related: Scots sone, North Frisian san, Dutch zaan, Middle Low German sân, Middle High German sān, Old High German sār, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃

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