Where does “eallswā” come from?
eallswā (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *allswā.
eallswā (Old English): just so; as; completely so, additionally, just...
Definitions
- just so; as; completely so, additionally, just...
Ancestry of “eallswā”, step by step
eallswā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic *allswā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *allswā | — |
via Proto-West Germanic *allswā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *allswā | completely, totally, or fully so |