Etymology

whatso

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Today it means: Whatever, whatsoever. Full definition →

Middle English whatso ← Old English hwæt swā
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhwæt swā
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwhatso
  3. English todaywhatso

From Middle English whatso, from Old English hwæt swā; equivalent to what + so.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.