Where does “such” come from?

such (Middle English) comes from Old English swelċ, from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

Ancestry of “such”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswelċsuch; like that, that kind of
2Proto-Germanicswalīkazsuch, that kind of, that sort of
3Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
4Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)

Words derived from “such”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →