Where does “dese” come from?

dese (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch these, from Proto-West Germanic *þes, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

dese (Middle Dutch): this, these

Definitions

  1. this, these

Ancestry of “dese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthesethis, these
2Proto-West Germanic*þes—
3Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
4Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →
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