Where does “die” come from?

die (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch die, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

die (Afrikaans): this; these; that; those

Definitions

  1. this; these; that; those

Ancestry of “die”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdiethat; those; who, whom, which, that
2Middle Dutchdiethe; definite article; that, those; who, which,...
3Old Dutchthiethat, that one; that
4Old Dutchthē—
5Proto-Germanic*sa—
6Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
7Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “die”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →