Where does “ty” come from?
ty (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þy, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
ty (Swedish): because, therefore, thus; to cling to, to turn to...
Definitions
- because, therefore, thus; to cling to, to turn to...
Ancestry of “ty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | þy | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |