Where does “dä” come from?

dä (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch daar, from Middle Dutch dâer, from Old Dutch thār, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

dä (Jersey Dutch): there

Definitions

  1. there

Ancestry of “dä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdaarthere; that; since
2Middle DutchdâerDemonstrative uses
3Old Dutchthārthere
4Proto-West Germanicþārthere
5Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
6Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
7Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →