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Where does “eallswā” come from?

eallswā (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *allswā.

eallswā (Old English): just so; as; completely so, additionally, just...

Definitions

  1. just so; as; completely so, additionally, just...

Ancestry of “eallswā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*allswā—

Words derived from “eallswā”

  • whereas
  • ass
  • ace
  • jackass
  • badass
  • whenas
  • dumbass
  • assy
  • asswipe
  • assage
  • tightass
  • asbuilt
  • lardass
  • bigass
  • assless
  • shitass
  • assload
  • asscheek
  • asshead
  • grabass
  • assward
  • assish
  • unass
  • jackassery
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