Where does “der” come from?
der (Dutch) comes from Dutch daar, from Middle Dutch dâer, from Old Dutch thār, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
der (Dutch): there; genitive singular feminine of de; of the;...
Definitions
- there; genitive singular feminine of de; of the;...
Ancestry of “der”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | daar | there; that; since |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dâer | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thār | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þār | there |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |