Where does “dedan” come from?

dedan (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þaðan, 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.

dedan (Norwegian Nynorsk): thence, from there

Definitions

  1. thence, from there

Ancestry of “dedan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþaðanthence, from there
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →