"soft or marshy place," 1530s, of unknown origin. Also as a verb, "to become soaked; to soak" (mid-15c.), perhaps related to soak (v.) or from or related to similar words in Scandinavian.
soft-shelled
soft-soap
soft-spoken
software
softy
sog
soggy
Soho
soi-disant
soigne
soil
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