Where does “dere” come from?

dere (English) comes from English there, from Old English þær, 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.

dere (English): Hurt; harm; injury; To hurt; harm; injure; wound;...

Definitions

  1. Hurt; harm; injury; To hurt; harm; injure; wound;...

Ancestry of “dere”, step by step

dere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English there

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthereIn a place or location at some distance from the...
2Old Englishþærthere
3Proto-West Germanicþārthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Middle English dere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishderefierce, severe, hard, deadly
2Old Englishdēoredear
3Proto-West Germanicdiurīvaluable, precious
4Proto-Germanicdiurijazdear, precious; expensive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →