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Where does “því” come from?

því (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

því (Old Norse): dative singular of þat; therefore, for that...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of þat; therefore, for that...

Ancestry of “því”, step by step

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

Words derived from “því”

  • ty
  • thi
  • difor
  • di
  • dimed
  • því
  • því miður
  • dy
  • þy
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