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Where does “whereso” come from?

whereso (English) comes from English so, from Middle English zuo, from Old English swē, from Old English swā, from Proto-West Germanic swā, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.

whereso (English): wheresoever; regardless of which place

Definitions

  1. wheresoever; regardless of which place

Ancestry of “whereso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoReduced form of 'so that', used to express...
2Middle Englishzuoso
3Old Englishswēso, as, the same, such, that
4Old Englishswāso
5Proto-West Germanicswāso, thus, in this manner; like, similar to; just...
6Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
7Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswē—
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