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 — self (reflexive pronoun).

sä (Westrobothnian): So, in this way, in that way; So that; That, as

Definitions

  1. So, in this way, in that way; So that; That, as

Ancestry of “sä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesváso
2Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
3Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swa →