Where does “thus” come from?

Thus comes from Middle English thos, from Old English þus, from Old English þū, from Proto-Germanic sa, from Proto-Indo-European só, a demonstrative pronoun meaning "that" or "this."

thus (English): In this way or manner; As a result; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. In this way or manner; As a result; Alternative...

Ancestry of “thus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishþusSo, thus in this way; in the described way
2Old Englishþusthus, in this way
3Proto-West Germanicþusthus, in this way

Words derived from “thus”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic þus →Every word from Old English þus →Every word from Middle English þus →