Where does “då” come from?
då (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þa, from Old Norse þá, from Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
då (Swedish): then; at that time; then; in that case; what...
Definitions
- then; at that time; then; in that case; what...
Ancestry of “då”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | þa | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | þá | then, at that time; that; those |
| 3 | Germanic | *þan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |