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

så traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sade

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

via Old Swedish sā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsā—
2Old Norsesáthis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
3Proto-Germanic*sa—
4Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
5Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Old Norse sár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesárlarge cask
2Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
3Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind

Words derived from “så”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēdiz →Every word from Old Norse sáð →