Where does “sä” come from?
sä (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.
sä (Westrobothnian): So, in this way, in that way; So that; That, as
Definitions
- So, in this way, in that way; So that; That, as
Ancestry of “sä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | svá | so |
| 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 | — |