Where does “dessa” come from?
dessa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þessa, from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
Ancestry of “dessa”, step by step
dessa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse þessa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þessa | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | sá | this, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Old Norse þessar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þessar | — |