Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic. · Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner. · Used as a meaningless filler word to begin a response to a question. · Be as you are; stand still; used especially to cows; also used by sailors.
Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that. · As a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due to this. · Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question. · Used to introduce a rhetorical question.
That which was previously mentioned; that.
To the (explicitly stated) extent. · To the (implied) extent. · Very (positive or negative clause). · Very much.
Agreeing with actual facts or reality; true. · In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase. · Homosexual.
From Middle English so, swo, zuo, swa, swe, from Old English swā, swǣ, swē (“so, as, the same, such, that”), from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē (“so”), from Proto-Indo-European *swē, *swō (reflexive pronomial stem). Cognate with Scots sae (“so”), Saterland Frisian so (“so”), West Frisian sa (“so”), Dutch zo (“so”), German Low German so (“so”), German so (“so”), Danish så (“so”), Norwegian Nynorsk so (“so”), Swedish så (“so, such that”), Faroese so (“so”), Icelandic svo (“so”), Old Latin suad (“so”), Albanian sa (“how much, so, as”), Ancient Greek ὡς (hōs, “as”), Urdu سو (sō, “hence”).
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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentionsoenm
- Inherited-form mentionswāang
- Inherited-form mention*swāgmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*swagem-pro
- Derivation mention*swéine-pro
- Cognate mentionsaesco · so
- Cognate mentionsostq · so
- Cognate mentionsafy · so
- Cognate mentionzonl · so
- Cognate mentionsode · so
- Cognate mentionsåda · so
- Cognate mentionsonn · so
- Cognate mentionsåsv · so, such that
- Cognate mentionsofo · so
- Cognate mentionsvois · so
- Cognate mentionsasq · how much, so, as
- Cognate mentionὡςgrc · as
- Cognate mentionسوur · hence
This page abbreviates 5 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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