Where does “där” come from?

där (Swedish) comes from Old Norse þar, from Proto-Norse ᚦᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

där (Swedish): there; at that place

Definitions

  1. there; at that place

Ancestry of “där”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþarthere, in that place
2Proto-Norseᚦᚨᚱthere
3Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
4Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “där”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →
där — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer