Where does “dat” come from?

dat (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian daś, from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dat (Lower Sorbian): supine of daś

Definitions

  1. supine of daś

Ancestry of “dat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiandaśgive; let
2Proto-Slavicdȁtito give
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
4Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei →