Where does “dessverre” come from?

dessverre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk dess, from Old Norse þess, from Proto-Germanic þas, from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo.

dessverre (Norwegian Nynorsk): unfortunately, to regret; sorry

Definitions

  1. unfortunately, to regret; sorry

Ancestry of “dessverre”, step by step

dessverre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk dess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdessthe; possessive form of det; D-flat
2Old Norseþessmasculine genitive singular of sá; neuter...
3Proto-Germanicþas—
4Proto-Indo-European*tósyo—

via Norwegian Nynorsk verre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskverreworse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo →Every word from Proto-Germanic þas →Every word from Old Norse þess →