Where does “þat” come from?
þat (Middle English) comes from Old English þæt, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
þat (Middle English): Alternative form of that
Ancestry of “þat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | þæt | nominative/accusative neuter singular of se: the;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |