Where does “דער” come from?

דער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German der, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.

דער (Yiddish): the; this

Definitions

  1. the; this

Ancestry of “דער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanderthe
2Middle High Germanwīle—
3Old High Germanwīla—
4Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
5Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

Words derived from “דער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwīlō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu →