Where does “dese” come from?

dese (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *þes, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

dese (Old High German): this

Definitions

  1. this

Ancestry of “dese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þes—
2Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “dese”

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