Where does “dieser” come from?

dieser (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

dieser (German): this one, this; that one, that

Definitions

  1. this one, this; that one, that

Ancestry of “dieser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandiserthis
2Old High Germandesethis
3Proto-West Germanic*þes—
4Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
5Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “dieser”

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