Where does “daarheen” come from?
daarheen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch daarheen, from Dutch daar, from Middle Dutch dâer, from Old Dutch thār, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to- — this; that.
daarheen (Afrikaans): thither, to there
Definitions
- thither, to there
Ancestry of “daarheen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | daarheen | thither, to there |
| 2 | Dutch | daar | there; that; since |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dâer | Demonstrative uses |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thār | there |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þār | there |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |