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Where does “þat” come from?

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

þat (Proto-Germanic): nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa

Definitions

  1. nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa

Ancestry of “þat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þat”

  • thon
  • dese
  • t'
  • thisness
  • that've
  • thons
  • that're
  • thatness
  • these're
  • thonself
  • these've
  • Das Reich
  • Thatter
  • dat
  • ins
  • das
  • aufs
  • dass
  • ans
  • fürs
  • desto
  • des
  • alstublieft
  • alsjeblieft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →