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
- It; third-person singular, referring to nouns of...
Ancestry of “det”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | þæt | it; that |
| 2 | Old Norse | þat | it; that |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |