Where does “dees” come from?

dees (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German deist, from Middle High German dat, from Old High German dat, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dees (Luxembourgish): unless; second-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. unless; second-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “dees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandeistthat is
2Middle High Germandat—
3Old High Germandatthat
4Proto-West Germanicdādideed
5Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic dēdiz →