Where does “sō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsoso, like that, in that manner
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)

Words derived from “sō”

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