Where does “das” come from?

das (German) comes from Middle High German daȥ, from Old High German daȥ, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

das (German): nominative/accusative neuter singular of der:...

Definitions

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of der:...

Ancestry of “das”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandaȥthat, it
2Old High Germandaȥthat, it
3Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
4Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “das”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →