Where does “de” come from?
de (Swedish) comes from Old Norse þeir, from Proto-Germanic þai, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
de (Swedish): they; Pronunciation spelling of det; the, a...
Definitions
- they; Pronunciation spelling of det; the, a...
Ancestry of “de”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þeir | those; they |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þai | they; those; nominative plural masculine of *sa |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |