Where does “dies” come from?
dies (German) comes from German dieses, from German dieser, from Middle High German diser, from Old High German dese, from Proto-West Germanic *þes, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to- — this; that.
dies (German): Alternative form of dieses
Definitions
- Alternative form of dieses
Ancestry of “dies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | dieses | genitive masculine singular of dieser; nominative... |
| 2 | German | dieser | this one, this; that one, that |
| 3 | Middle High German | diser | — |
| 4 | Old High German | dese | this |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *þes | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |