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Where does “also” come from?

also (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *allswā.

Ancestry of “also”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*allswā—

Words derived from “also”

  • zoals
  • alsmede
  • als
  • alsook
  • evenals
  • alstublieft
  • alsjeblieft
  • alzo
  • alse
  • alsô
  • also
  • soos
  • asseblief
Every word from Proto-Germanic *allswā →