'softly-created' originates from the combination of 'softly' and 'created', where 'softly' is derived from Old English 'sōfte', meaning 'gently', and 'created' from Latin 'creare', meaning 'to make'.

'softly' changed from Old English 'sōfte' to Middle English 'softly', and 'created' from Latin 'creare' to Middle English 'create', eventually forming the modern English compound 'softly-created'.

Initially, 'softly' meant 'gently' and 'created' meant 'to make', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.