Where does “d.” come from?

d. (Danish) comes from Danish den, from Old Norse þann, from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

d. (Danish): Abbreviation of den

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of den

Ancestry of “d.”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdenthe; that, the; it
2Old Norseþann—
3Old Norsesáthis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
4Proto-Germanic*sa—
5Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
6Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →