Where does “dat” come from?

dat (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

dat (Middle Dutch): that; then, while; if, when

Definitions

  1. that; then, while; if, when

Ancestry of “dat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthatthat, that one; that
2Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “dat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →