Where does “dat” come from?

dat (German Low German) comes from Old Saxon that, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

dat (German Low German): the; that; which, that

Definitions

  1. the; that; which, that

Ancestry of “dat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthatnominative/accusative singular neuter of thē
2Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →