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Where does “swǣ” come from?

swǣ (Old English) comes from Old English swā, from Proto-West Germanic swā, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.

Ancestry of “swǣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswāso
2Proto-West Germanicswāso, thus, in this manner; like, similar to; just...
3Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
4Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswē—

Words derived from “swǣ”

  • whatsoever
  • whosoever
  • soever
  • insomuch
  • whomsoever
  • howsoever
  • whithersoever
  • whensoever
  • whichsoever
  • whosesoever
  • whencesoever
  • withersoever
  • whereso
  • howso
  • sobeit
  • whethersoever
  • so-called
  • sofa king
  • se
  • swa
  • swo
  • so
  • swe
  • zuo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →