Where does “der” come from?

der (German) comes from Middle High German der, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

der (German): the; inflection of der: ## genitive/dative...

Definitions

  1. the; inflection of der: ## genitive/dative...

Ancestry of “der”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanderthe
2Middle High Germanwīle—
3Old High Germanwīla—
4Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
5Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “der”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →