Where does “des” come from?

des (Dutch) comes from Dutch de, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

des (Dutch): D-flat

Definitions

D-flat

Ancestry of “des”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	de	the
2	Middle Dutch	die	the; definite article; that, those; who, which,...
3	Old Dutch	thie	that, that one; that
4	Old Dutch	thē	—
5	Proto-Germanic	*sa	—
6	Proto-Austronesian	*əsa	—
7	Proto-Oceanic	*isa	—

Words derived from “des”

desgevraagd
's

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →