ALSO - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adverb
in addition
Example: he has a Mercedes, too
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "also" comes from Old English ealswā, which comes from Middle English also. Many other languages have similar words:
- Scots: alsa
- Saterland Frisian: also
- West Frisian: alsa
- Old Saxon: alsō
- Dutch: alzo
- German: also
- Danish: altså
- Norwegian Bokmål: altså
- Norwegian Nynorsk: altso
- Swedish: alltså
🔗 Related Words
as – A related word in the same word family.
all – A related word in the same word family.
so – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
The Anglo-Saxons brought Germanic vocabulary to Britain in the 5th century CE.