Where does “these” come from?

These comes from Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European só, a demonstrative pronoun meaning that or this.

these (English): plural of this

Definitions

  1. plural of this

Ancestry of “these”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishþesthese; Alternative form of þas; Alternative form...
2Old Englishþēsthis

Words derived from “these”

Every word from Old English þēs →Every word from Middle English þes →