Where does “alsof” come from?

alsof (Dutch) comes from Dutch of, from Middle Dutch of, from Old Dutch of, from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

alsof (Dutch): as if

Definitions

  1. as if

Ancestry of “alsof”, step by step

alsof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch of

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchofor
2Middle Dutchofif, whether; Alternative form of af
3Old Dutchofif, whether
4Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
5Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time

via Dutch als

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalsif, when; when, as soon as; if, whether
2Middle Dutchalseif, in the case that; when, whenever; as, like
3Middle Dutchalsôso, thus
4Old Dutchalsōso, thus
5Proto-Germanic*allswā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →