Where does “dar” come from?

dar (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German der, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

dar (Cimbrian): the; definite article for two declensions

Definitions

  1. the; definite article for two declensions

Ancestry of “dar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanderthe
2Middle High Germanwīle—
3Old High Germanwīla—
4Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
5Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →