Where does “þer” come from?

þer (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

þer (Old English): there

Definitions

there

Ancestry of “þer”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	þar	there, in that place
2	Proto-Indo-European	tar-	there
3	Proto-Indo-European	to-	it; that; the, that
4	Proto-Indo-European	só	this; that

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →