Words that come from Proto-Germanic “swa”

134 words across 28 languages descend from Proto-Germanic swa — including so, such, whatsoever, whosoever, soever, insomuch, whomsoever, howsoever.

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English (26)

Norwegian Bokmål (13)

Middle English (12)

Middle Dutch (8)

German (8)

Old English (8)

Norwegian Nynorsk (8)

Dutch (6)

Swedish (5)

Old Dutch (5)

Old Frisian (5)

Danish (3)

Faroese (3)

Scots (3)

Old High German (3)

Elfdalian (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Westrobothnian (2)

Old Norse (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Icelandic (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Gothic (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Limburgish (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)