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

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	där	there; at that place
2	Old Norse	þar	there, in that place
3	Proto-Norse	ᚦᚨᚱ	there
4	Proto-Germanic	þar	there, in that place
5	Proto-Indo-European	tar-	there
6	Proto-Indo-European	to-	it; that; the, that
7	Proto-Indo-European	só	this; that

via Swedish borta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	borta	away, gone, lost
2	Old Norse	burtu	—
3	Old Norse	braut	road, cleared path
4	Proto-Germanic	brautō	—
5	Proto-Germanic	breutaną	to destroy, crush, break
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰrewd-	to break

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →