Where does “thore” come from?

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

Ancestry of “thore”, step by step

thore traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþārthere; at that place
2Proto-West Germanicþārthere
3Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
4Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old English þǣr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþǣrthere

via Old English þēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþēr—
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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