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Where does “så” come from?

så (Swedish) comes from Swedish sade, from Swedish säd, from Old Norse sáð, from Proto-Germanic sēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

så (Swedish): so, thus, like that, in that way, in a certain...

Definitions

  1. so, thus, like that, in that way, in a certain...

Ancestry of “så”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsade
2Swedishsädgrain; harvested seeds; semen
3Old Norsesáðseed
4Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “så”

  • sålunda
  • såhär
  • varsågod
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