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Where does “þat” come from?

þat (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

þat (Old Norse): it; that

Definitions

  1. it; that

Ancestry of “þat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þat”

  • utåt
  • bakåt
  • bortåt
  • hemåt
  • åt
  • framåt
  • det
  • framåtskrida
  • ty
  • åtfölja
  • åtfärd
  • efteråt
  • åtnjuta
  • inåt
  • at
  • thi
  • advare
  • ad
  • dessverre
  • idet
  • dess
  • uatskillelig
  • atskille
  • det
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