Where does “derned” come from?

derned (Danish) comes from Danish dér, from Old Norse þar, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

derned (Danish): down there, down to that location

Definitions

  1. down there, down to that location

Ancestry of “derned”, step by step

derned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdérder, with emphasis
2Old Norseþarthere, in that place
3Proto-Norseᚦᚨᚱthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Danish ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →