Where does “die” come from?

die (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thi/thī, from Proto-Germanic þa, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

die (Saterland Frisian): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “die”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianthi/thī—
2Proto-Germanicþa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →