Where does “tann” come from?

tann (Faroese) comes from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

tann (Faroese): that; "the"

Definitions

  1. that; "the"

Ancestry of “tann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesáthis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
2Proto-Germanic*sa—
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
4Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “tann”

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