Where does “dazukönnen” come from?

dazukönnen (German) comes from German dazu-, 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.

dazukönnen (German): to be able to help it

Definitions

  1. to be able to help it

Ancestry of “dazukönnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandazu-A prefix
2Germandāthere
3Middle High Germandā—
4Old High Germandārthere
5Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
6Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
7Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →