English

so far

Compound of so + far.

A compound of so + far

Proto-Germanic *swa ‘so’

Proto-West Germanic *swā ‘so’

Old English swā ‘so’

Middle English so

English so

Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to cross, pass’

Proto-Indo-European *per-nóy

Proto-Germanic *ferrai

Old English feor

Middle English ferre

English far

Today it means

adv Until now; previously; yet.

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