Where does “detta” come from?

detta (Swedish) comes from Swedish denna, from Old Swedish þænni, from Old Norse þessi, from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

detta (Swedish): neuter singular of denna

Definitions

  1. neuter singular of denna

Ancestry of “detta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdennathis, that (depending on context)
2Old Swedishþænnithis
3Old Norseþessi—
4Old Norsesáthis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
5Proto-Germanic*sa—
6Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
7Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “detta”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →