Where does “þæs” come from?

þæs (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sa, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

þæs (Old English): genitive masculine/neuter singular of se;...

Definitions

  1. genitive masculine/neuter singular of se;...

Ancestry of “þæs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsathat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that

Words derived from “þæs

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Germanic sa