Where does “zodanig” come from?
zodanig (Dutch) comes from Dutch zo, from Middle Dutch sô, from Old Dutch sō, from Proto-West Germanic swā, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.
zodanig (Dutch): in such a way; so; such
Ancestry of “zodanig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zo | so, thus, like that/this; so, that, to such an... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sô | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sō | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swā | so, thus, in this manner; like, similar to; just... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | — |
Words derived from “zodanig”