Where does “dit” come from?

dit (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dit, from Dutch Dirkje, from Dutch Dirk, from English derrick — A device that is used for lifting and moving...

dit (Afrikaans): it, this, that

Definitions

  1. it, this, that

Ancestry of “dit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchditthis; this, this here
2DutchDirkje—
3DutchDirktopping lift
4EnglishderrickA device that is used for lifting and moving...
Every word from English derrick →Every word from Dutch Dirk →Every word from Dutch Dirkje →
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