Where does “de” come from?

de (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch de, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

de (Jersey Dutch): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “de”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdethe
2Middle Dutchdiethe; definite article; that, those; who, which,...
3Old Dutchthiethat, that one; that
4Old Dutchthē
5Proto-Germanic*sa
6Proto-Austronesian*əsa
7Proto-Oceanic*isa
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa
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