Where does “þis” come from?

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

þis (Middle English): this; Alternative form of þes

Definitions

  1. this; Alternative form of þes

Ancestry of “þis”, step by step

þis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þis

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

via Old English þes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþesthis
2Old Englishþēsthis

Words derived from “þis”

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