Where does “svá” come from?

svá (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

svá (Old Norse): so

Definitions

  1. so

Ancestry of “svá”, step by step

svá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic swa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
2Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)

via Proto-Indo-European swa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswa—

Words derived from “svá”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swa →