Where does “da” come from?

da (Limburgish) comes from Middle High German dā, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

da (Limburgish): there, yonder; here

Definitions

  1. there, yonder; here

Ancestry of “da”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandā—
2Old High Germandārthere
3Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
4Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →