Where does “des pli” come from?
des pli (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto des, from German desto, from German das, from Middle High German daȥ, from Old High German daȥ, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to- — this; that.
des pli (Esperanto): ju pli..., des pli... = the more..., the more
Definitions
- ju pli..., des pli... = the more..., the more
Ancestry of “des pli”, step by step
des pli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto des
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | des | the; used with ju and either pli or malpli to... |
| 2 | German | desto | the |
| 3 | German | das | nominative/accusative neuter singular of der:... |
| 4 | Middle High German | daȥ | that, it |
| 5 | Old High German | daȥ | that, it |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |