Where does “sō” come from?

sō (Middle English) comes from Old English swā, from Proto-West Germanic swā, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

sō (Middle English): large tub, vat

Definitions

  1. large tub, vat

Ancestry of “sō”, step by step

sō traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English swā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswāso
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-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)

via Old Norse sár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesárlarge cask
2Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
3Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

via Old English sā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsāa tub, pail, vessel
2Proto-Germanicsaihazbucket, vat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyk-to reach, grasp; to pour, strain; to wither

Words derived from “sō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swa →