Where does “och” come from?

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

och (Swedish): and; used to connect two homogeneous words or...

Definitions

  1. and; used to connect two homogeneous words or...

Ancestry of “och”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishock
2Old Norseokand; also, too; yoke
3Old Norsesváso
4Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
5Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)

Words derived from “och

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē
och — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer