so
German (Berlin)
/zoː/
adv
Definitions
- so, such, that
- as followed by an adjective or adverb plus m
- thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
- then in that case
- (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
Etymology
Inherited from *swā inherited from Proto-Germanic *swa (so).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swa
Gloss
so
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- also English
- howso English
- insomuch English
- say-so English
- so English
- so that English
- so-called English
- so-so English
- sobeit English
- soever English
- such English
- up so down English
- upside down English
- whereso English
- Soundso German
- gar German
- genau German
- genauso German
- genauso gut German
- mit German
- sogar German
- somit German
- um German
- umso German
- und German
- wie German
- wieso German
- alzo Dutch, Flemish
- evenzo Dutch, Flemish
- hoezo Dutch, Flemish
- zo Dutch, Flemish
- zoals Dutch, Flemish
- zodat Dutch, Flemish
- zodoende Dutch, Flemish
- *swe Proto-Indo-European
- *swé Proto-Indo-European
- *swé, *swē, *swō Proto-Indo-European
- *swē Proto-Indo-European
- sågar Norwegian Bokmål
- *dōną Proto-Germanic
- *swa Proto-Germanic
- swa Old English
- swā Old English
- so Middle English
- svá Old Norse
- slig Danish
- så Danish
- sô Middle Dutch
- sō Old High German
- esou Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- esouguer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐍅𐌰 Gothic
- *swā gmw-pro
- so Old Dutch
- sō Old Dutch
- sōdān Middle Low German
- so Old Saxon
- sae Scots
- sa Old Frisian