Where does “den” come from?

den (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þæn, from Old Swedish sā(r), from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

den (Swedish): it; that; the

Definitions

  1. it; that; the

Ancestry of “den”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþænthat
2Old Swedishsā(r)
3Old Norsethis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
4Proto-Germanic*sa
5Proto-Austronesian*əsa
6Proto-Oceanic*isa

Words derived from “den

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa