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Where does “swilch” come from?

swilch (Middle English) comes from Old English swelċ, from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.

Ancestry of “swilch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswelċ—
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-Europeanswē—

Words derived from “swilch”

  • suchlike
  • suchness
  • somesuch
  • nonesuch
  • suchly
  • such
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →