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
Ancestry of “detta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | denna | this, that; this one, this , that one, that |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þænni | this |
| 3 | Old Norse | þessi | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | sá | this, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |