Where does “dess” come from?
dess (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse þess, from Proto-Germanic þas, from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo.
dess (Norwegian Bokmål): the, when used with two comparatives
Definitions
- the, when used with two comparatives
Ancestry of “dess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þess | masculine genitive singular of sá; neuter... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *tósyo | — |
Words derived from “dess”