Where does “dy” come from?

dy (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

dy (Westrobothnian): dative singular of he; that

Definitions

  1. dative singular of he; that

Ancestry of “dy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþvídative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
2Proto-Germanic*sa—
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
4Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →
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