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Where does “esou” come from?

esou (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German sō, from Proto-West Germanic swā, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.

esou (Luxembourgish): so; so, like this/that, in this/that way; as ......

Definitions

  1. so; so, like this/that, in this/that way; as ......

Ancestry of “esou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansō—
2Proto-West Germanicswāso, thus, in this manner; like, similar to; just...
3Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
4Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswē—

Words derived from “esou”

  • esouguer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →