English

also known as

From also + known + as.

A compound of also + known + as

Proto-West Germanic *allswā ‘completely so; likewise’

Old English eallswā ‘just as, likewise’

Middle English also

English also

Proto-Germanic *allaz ‘all’

Proto-West Germanic *all

Proto-West Germanic *allswā ‘completely’

Old English eallswā ‘just so’

Middle English as

English as

Today it means

prep Used to introduce an alternative name.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / also known as