Where does “dat” come from?

dat (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

dat (Norwegian Nynorsk): it; succeeded by det; that; succeeded by det

Definitions

  1. it; succeeded by det; that; succeeded by det

Ancestry of “dat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþatit; that
2Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →
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