Where does “das” come from?

das (Volapük) comes from German dass, from Middle High German daȥ, from Old High German daȥ, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

das (Volapük): that

Definitions

  1. that

Ancestry of “das”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandassthat; so that
2Middle High Germandaȥthat, it
3Old High Germandaȥthat, it
4Proto-Germanicþatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa
5Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
6Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →