Where does “der” come from?

der (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch der, 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.

der (Limburgish): there

Definitions

  1. there

Ancestry of “der”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchderinflection of die: ## feminine genitive/dative...
2Old Dutchthārthere
3Proto-West Germanicþārthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →