Where does “þess” come from?

þess (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þess, from Proto-Germanic þas, from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo.

þess (Icelandic): genitive of það; neuter genitive singular of sá

Definitions

  1. genitive of það; neuter genitive singular of sá

Ancestry of “þess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþessmasculine genitive singular of sá; neuter...
2Proto-Germanicþas—
3Proto-Indo-European*tósyo—

Words derived from “þess”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo →Every word from Proto-Germanic þas →Every word from Old Norse þess →