Where does “dazu-” come from?

dazu- (German) comes from German dā, from Middle High German dā, 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.

dazu- (German): A prefix

Definitions

A prefix

Ancestry of “dazu-”, step by step

dazu- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dā

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	dā	there
2	Middle High German	dā	—
3	Old High German	dār	there
4	Proto-Germanic	þar	there, in that place
5	Proto-Indo-European	tar-	there
6	Proto-Indo-European	to-	it; that; the, that
7	Proto-Indo-European	só	this; that

via German zū

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	zū	to, towards
2	Middle High German	zuo	to
3	Old High German	zuo	to
4	Proto-West Germanic	*tō	—
5	Proto-Germanic	tō	to
6	Proto-Indo-European	de	Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “dazu-”

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