Where does “die” come from?

die (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

die (Middle Dutch): the; definite article; that, those; who, which,...

Definitions

  1. the; definite article; that, those; who, which,...

Ancestry of “die”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthiethat, that one; that
2Old Dutchthē
3Proto-Germanic*sa
4Proto-Austronesian*əsa
5Proto-Oceanic*isa

Words derived from “die

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa