Where does “there” come from?

there (Middle English) comes from Old English þēr, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

there (Middle English): Alternative form of þeir

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þeir

Ancestry of “there”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþēr—
2Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
3Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “there”

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