Where does “ebendieser” come from?
ebendieser (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.
ebendieser (German): he, she, it
Definitions
- he, she, it
Ancestry of “ebendieser”, step by step
ebendieser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dieser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dieser | this one, this; that one, that |
| 2 | Middle High German | diser | this |
| 3 | Old High German | dese | this |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *þes | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |