Where does “diss” come from?

diss (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse þess, from Proto-Germanic þas, from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo.

diss (Westrobothnian): The...the; singular imperative of diis

Definitions

  1. The...the; singular imperative of diis

Ancestry of “diss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþessmasculine genitive singular of sá; neuter...
2Proto-Germanicþas—
3Proto-Indo-European*tósyo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo →Every word from Proto-Germanic þas →Every word from Old Norse þess →