Where does “så vitt jag vet” come from?
så vitt jag vet (Swedish) comes from Swedish jag, from Old Swedish iak, from Old Norse ek, from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
så vitt jag vet (Swedish): as far as I know
Definitions
- as far as I know
Ancestry of “så vitt jag vet”, step by step
så vitt jag vet traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish jag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | jag | I; I, self |
| 2 | Old Swedish | iak | I |
| 3 | Old Norse | ek | I |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᛖᚲ | I |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Swedish vet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vet | present of veta; know, knows |
via Swedish så vitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | så vitt | — |