Where does “der” come from?

der (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

der (Middle High German): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “der”, step by step

der traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German wīle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīle—
2Old High Germanwīla—
3Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
4Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

via Old High German der

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanderthe
2Proto-Germanicþa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “der”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →