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Where does “dieses” come from?

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

dieses (German): genitive masculine singular of dieser; nominative...

Definitions

  1. genitive masculine singular of dieser; nominative...

Ancestry of “dieses”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandieserthis one, this; that one, that
2Middle High Germandiser—
3Old High Germandesethis
4Proto-West Germanic*þes—
5Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
6Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
7Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “dieses”

  • dies
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