Where does “dat” come from?
dat (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dat, from Middle Dutch dat, from Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
dat (Afrikaans): that
Definitions
- that
Ancestry of “dat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dat | referring to a thing or a person further away |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dat | that; then, while; if, when |
| 3 | Old Dutch | that | that, that one; that |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |