Where does “so” come from?

so (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

so (Elfdalian): so, like that, in that manner; so, to such a...

Definitions

  1. so, like that, in that manner; so, to such a...

Ancestry of “so”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesváso
2Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
3Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēEvery word from Proto-Germanic swēEvery word from Proto-Germanic swa
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