Where does “derved” come from?

derved (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål der, from Old Norse þar, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

derved (Norwegian Bokmål): thereby

Definitions

  1. thereby

Ancestry of “derved”, step by step

derved traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål der

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålderthere
2Old Norseþarthere, in that place
3Proto-Norseᚦᚨᚱthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Norwegian Bokmål ved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvedat, by, near, on near or next to
2Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
3Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →