Where does “det” come from?

det (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þæt, from Old Norse þat, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

det (Swedish): It; third-person singular, referring to nouns of...

Definitions

  1. It; third-person singular, referring to nouns of...

Ancestry of “det”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþætit; that
2Old Norseþatit; that
3Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
4Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “det”

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