Where does “sō” come from?

sō (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic swā, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

sō (Old Dutch): like that, in that manner

Definitions

  1. like that, in that manner

Ancestry of “sō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswāso, thus, in this manner; like, similar to; just...
2Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
3Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
4Proto-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 →