Where does “også” come from?

også (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

også (Norwegian Bokmål): too, also, as well

Definitions

  1. too, also, as well

Ancestry of “også”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesváso
2Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
3Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swa →