Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swa

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swɑ/

Adverb

*swa

so, thus, in this manner

Derived terms

*swalīkaz

Related terms

*swē

Descendants

In most descendants, this word merged with *swē.

Old English: swā
- Middle English: swa, swo, so
  - Scots: swa, sa, swae, sae
  - English: so
Old Frisian: sā
- Saterland Frisian: so
- West Frisian: sa
Old Saxon: sō
- Middle Low German: swê, swî, swô
  - Low German: so
Old Dutch: sō
- Middle Dutch: sô
  - Dutch: zo
  - Limburgish: zoe, zoea
Old High German: sō
- German: so
- Luxembourgish: sou, esou
Old Norse: svá
- Icelandic: svo
- Faroese: svá, so
- Bokmål: så
- Nynorsk: so, så
- Old Swedish: svā, svo
  - Swedish: så
- Old Danish: swā, swo, so
  - Danish: så
- Westrobothnian: sä, so, sö
- Elfdalian: so
- Jamtish: su
- Gutnish: så
- Scanian: sá
Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌰 (swa)

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