so
English
/səʊ/, /soʊ/
con
Definitions
- In order that.
- With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
- (archaic) Provided that; on condition that, as long as.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English so inherited from Old English swā inherited from *swā inherited from Proto-Germanic *swa (so) derived from Proto-Indo-European *swé, *swē, *swō.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*swé, *swē, *swō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Upsidedownland English
- all English
- also English
- be English
- called English
- down English
- ever English
- how English
- howso English
- howsoever English
- in English
- insomuch English
- it English
- like English
- much English
- nonesuch English
- say English
- say-so English
- so that English
- so-called English
- so-so English
- so-soish English
- sobeit English
- soever English
- somesuch English
- such English
- suchlike English
- suchly English
- suchness English
- suchwise English
- that English
- up English
- up so down English
- upside down English
- whatsoever English
- whencesoever English
- whensoever English
- where English
- whereso English
- whethersoever English
- whithersoever English
- whomsoever English
- whosesoever English
- whosoever English
- withersoever English
- Soundso German
- genauso German
- so German
- sogar German
- somit German
- umso German
- wieso German
- alzo Dutch, Flemish
- evenzo Dutch, Flemish
- hoezo Dutch, Flemish
- zo Dutch, Flemish
- zoals Dutch, Flemish
- zodat Dutch, Flemish
- zodoende Dutch, Flemish
- ὅς Ancient Greek
- ὡς Ancient Greek
- *swe Proto-Indo-European
- *swé Proto-Indo-European
- *swé, *swē, *swō Proto-Indo-European
- *swē Proto-Indo-European
- *dōną Proto-Germanic
- *swa Proto-Germanic
- en Japanese
- so, which may be used as a hesitation word or to introduce a new topic Japanese
- いさ Japanese
- よふ Japanese
- 猶予う Japanese
- nokså Norwegian Nynorsk
- so Norwegian Nynorsk
- soleis Norwegian Nynorsk
- så Norwegian Nynorsk
- såleis Norwegian Nynorsk
- eallswa Old English
- swa Old English
- swelc Old English
- swylc Old English
- swā Old English
- शत Sanskrit
- also Middle English
- so Middle English
- so so Middle English
- so that Middle English
- such Middle English
- up-so-doun Middle English
- svá Old Norse
- slig Danish
- så Danish
- sô Middle Dutch
- sō Old High German
- esou Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- esouguer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- disa Albanian
- ndërsa Albanian
- sa Albanian
- 𐍃𐍅𐌰 Gothic
- *swā gmw-pro
- so Old Dutch
- sō Old Dutch
- sōdān Middle Low German
- so Old Saxon
- sae Scots
- سو Urdu
- sa Old Frisian
- *si-a Proto-Albanian
- 猶予ふ Old Japanese
- be
- up
- in
- it
- how
- all
- say
- like
- such
- ever
- that
- down
- also
- much
- howso
- where
- so-so
- soever
- say-so
- sobeit
- called
- suchly
- whereso
- so that
- insomuch
- suchness
- suchwise
- suchlike
- so-soish
- nonesuch
- somesuch
- whosoever
- howsoever
- so-called
- whatsoever
- whensoever
- whomsoever
- up so down
- whosesoever
- upside down
- whencesoever
- withersoever
- whithersoever
- whethersoever
- Upsidedownland