Where does “kvassdå” come from?

kvassdå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk då, from German dā, from Middle High German dā, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

kvassdå (Norwegian Nynorsk): the common hemp-nettle

Definitions

  1. the common hemp-nettle

Ancestry of “kvassdå”, step by step

kvassdå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk då

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdåwhen; since, as; then
2Germandāthere
3Middle High Germandā—
4Old High Germandārthere
5Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
6Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
7Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Norwegian Nynorsk kvass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvasskvass; sharp; sharp, clever, witty
2Russianква́сkvass
3Old East Slavicквасъ—
4Proto-Slavickvasъleaven, fermented drink
5Proto-Indo-Europeankwh₂et-to ferment, become sour; to boil, foam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →