Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/allswā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *all +‎ *swā.

Adverb

*allswā

1. completely, totally, or fully so
2. exactly so; likewise

Descendants

• Old English: eallswā, ealswā
  • Middle English: alswa, alswo, alsa, also, alse, als, ase, as
    • English: also, as
    • Scots: alswa, alsa, als, as
• Old Frisian: alsā
  • Saterland Frisian: also, as
  • West Frisian: als, as
• Old Saxon: allsō, alsō, also
  • Middle Low German: alsô, alse, als
    • German Low German: also, as
• Old Dutch: alsō
  • Middle Dutch: also, alsoo, als
    • Dutch: alzo, als
• Old High German: alsō
  • Middle High German: alsō, alse, als
    • German: also, als
      • → Danish: altså
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: altså
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: altså, altso
      • → Swedish: alltså (also possibly from Low German)
• >? Vulgar Latin: *ale si, *alsi (likely calqued using Latin alid + sīc)
  • Old French: alsi, ausi, ossi; altresi (calque using Old French altre + si)
    • Middle French: aussi
      • French: aussi