Where does “so” come from?

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

so (Old Saxon): so, like that, in that manner

Definitions

  1. so, like that, in that manner

Ancestry of “so”, 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 “so”

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