Where does “Dorten” come from?
Dorten (German) comes from German dort, from Middle High German dort, from Old High German doret, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Dorten (German): there
Definitions
- there
Ancestry of “Dorten”, step by step
Dorten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dort | there, yonder |
| 2 | Middle High German | dort | — |
| 3 | Old High German | doret | there |
| 4 | Old High German | dār | there |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via English Dorothea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dorothea | a Latinate variant of Dorothy |