Where does “deren” come from?
deren (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic darjan, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerh₃- — to leap, spring.
Ancestry of “deren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | darjan | to injure, harm, damage |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerh₃- | to leap, spring |