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Where does “soe” come from?

soe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch suo, from Proto-Germanic sō, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

soe (Middle Dutch): Alternative spelling of sô; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of sô; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “soe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsuo—
2Proto-Germanicsōnominative/accusative singular feminine of *sa
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
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