Where does “das” come from?

das (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thas, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

das (Middle Dutch): badger, European badger

Definitions

  1. badger, European badger

Ancestry of “das”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthasbadger, European badger
2Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
3Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
4Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “das”

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