Where does “die” come from?

die (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German diu, from Proto-Germanic þō, from Proto-Germanic sa, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

die (Pennsylvania German): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “die”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandiuservant
2Proto-Germanicþōthey, those
3Proto-Germanicsathat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Germanic sa →Every word from Proto-Germanic þō →