Where does “’t” come from?
’t (Limburgish) comes from Limburgish hèt, from Middle Dutch dat, from Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
’t (Limburgish): the, it
Definitions
- the, it
Ancestry of “’t”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limburgish | hèt | she |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dat | that; then, while; if, when |
| 3 | Old Dutch | that | that, that one; that |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |