Where does “den” come from?

den (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þann, from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

den (Norwegian Nynorsk): that; the; only used if there is an adjective in...

Definitions

  1. that; the; only used if there is an adjective in...

Ancestry of “den”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþann
2Old Norsethis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
3Proto-Germanic*sa
4Proto-Austronesian*əsa
5Proto-Oceanic*isa
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa
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