Where does “das” come from?

das (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch thas, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

das (Dutch): A badger, various species of genera "Meles" and...

Definitions

  1. A badger, various species of genera "Meles" and...

Ancestry of “das”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdasbadger, European badger
2Old Dutchthasbadger, European badger
3Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
4Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
5Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “das”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus →