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Where does “dar-” come from?

dar- (German) comes 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.

dar- (German): there

Definitions

  1. there

Ancestry of “dar-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandārthere
2Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
3Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “dar-”

  • darstellbar
  • darstellen
  • Darlegung
  • darlegen
  • Darbietung
  • darbieten
  • darüber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →