Where does “så” come from?

så (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sár, from Proto-Germanic sairą, from Proto-Germanic sairaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- — to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind.

så (Norwegian Nynorsk): so; that; as

Definitions

  1. so; that; as

Ancestry of “så”, step by step

så traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 Norse sá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesáthis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
2Proto-Germanic*sa—
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
4Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “så”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂yro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sairaz →