Where does “där borta” come from?

där borta (Swedish) comes from Swedish där, 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 borta (Swedish): over there, yonder; in North America "or, less...

Definitions

  1. over there, yonder; in North America "or, less...

Ancestry of “där borta”, step by step

där borta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish där

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdärthere; at that place
2Old Norseþarthere, in that place
3Proto-Norseᚦᚨᚱthere
4Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
5Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Swedish borta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbortaaway, gone, lost
2Old Norseburtu—
3Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
4Proto-Germanicbrautō—
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →