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.
so (Old Saxon): so, like that, in that manner
Definitions
- so, like that, in that manner
Ancestry of “so”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | swā | so, thus, in this manner; like, similar to; just... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | — |