Where does “solch” come from?

solch (German) comes from Old Dutch sulich, from Old High German sulih, from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

solch (German): such

Definitions

  1. such

Ancestry of “solch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsulich—
2Old High Germansulih—
3Proto-Germanicswalīkazsuch, that kind of, that sort of
4Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
5Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swa →