English

as

/əz/
To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

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    Origin

    Etymology 1

    From Middle English as, als(a), alswa, from Old English eallswā (“just so; as”), thus representing a reduced form of also. Compare German Low German a(l)s, German als, Dutch als.

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Latin as. Doublet of ace.

    Etymology 4

    Shortening of as hell or as fuck or similar.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishas
      • derivedMiddle Englishalso
        • inheritedOld Englisheallswā
          • inheritedProto-West Germanic*allswā
    • rootProto-Indo-European*h₂el- “grown, tall, big”
    • borrowedLatinas

    Related: English also (doublet), English ace (doublet), German Low German a(l)s, German als, Dutch als

    Words built on it: as if, much as, as ever, also known as, better known as

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