Where does “idet” come from?

idet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål det, from Old Norse þat, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

idet (Norwegian Bokmål): as, just as, when

Definitions

  1. as, just as, when

Ancestry of “idet”, step by step

idet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål det

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldetit; third person singular, neuter gender....
2Old Norseþatit; that
3Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
4Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Norwegian Bokmål I

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålII; ye
2DanishIyou, you all
3Old Norseíin
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →