Where does “der” come from?

der (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic þa, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

der (Old High German): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “der”, step by step

der traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþa—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
3Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Proto-Germanic *sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sa—
2Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
3Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “der”

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