Where does “dat” come from?

dat (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dat, from Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

dat (Dutch): referring to a thing or a person further away

Definitions

  1. referring to a thing or a person further away

Ancestry of “dat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdatthat; then, while; if, when
2Old Dutchthatthat, that one; that
3Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
4Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “dat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →