Where does “dey” come from?
dey (Gullah) comes from English they, from English the'e, from English there, from Old English þær, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to- — this; that.
dey (Gullah): (third-person plural) their
Definitions
- (third-person plural) their
Ancestry of “dey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | they | A group of people, animals, plants, or objects... |
| 2 | English | the'e | Pronunciation spelling of there |
| 3 | English | there | In a place or location at some distance from the... |
| 4 | Old English | þær | there |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þār | there |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |