"swā" meaning in Proto-West Germanic

See swā in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *swa. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-pro|gem-pro|*swa}} Proto-Germanic *swa Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|adverb}} *swā
  1. so, thus, in this manner Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-swā-gmw-pro-adv-gmw_pro:so
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *swē. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-pro|gem-pro|*swē}} Proto-Germanic *swē Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|adverb}} *swā
  1. like, similar to Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-swā-gmw-pro-adv-gmw_pro:like
  2. just like, in the same manner as Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-swā-gmw-pro-adv-Bqxdo9ST Categories (other): Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header: 2 7 91 0
  3. as if Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-swā-gmw-pro-adv-9lle1OKY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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          },
          "expansion": "Middle Dutch: so",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Dutch: so"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "zo"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: zo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: zo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "sō"
          },
          "expansion": "Old High German: sō",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: sō"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "so"
          },
          "expansion": "German: so",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: so"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swē"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swē",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *swē.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "*swā",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swā",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "like, similar to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "similar",
          "similar"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "gmw-pro:like"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "just like, in the same manner as"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "as if"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "as if",
          "as if"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "swā"
}

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