Where does “då” come from?

då (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German dā, from Middle High German dā, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

då (Norwegian Nynorsk): when; since, as; then

Definitions

  1. when; since, as; then

Ancestry of “då”, step by step

då traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandāthere
2Middle High Germandā—
3Old High Germandārthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old Norse þá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþáthen, at that time; that; those
2Germanic*þan—
3Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
4Proto-Germanicþam—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—

Words derived from “då”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →