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English word origin

Etymology of these

From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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pron

plural of this

det

plural of this

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionþesenm
  • Inherited-form mentionþasang
  • Derivation mention*þes-gmw-pro
  • Derivation mention*sagem-pro
  • Derivation mention*sóine-pro
  • Cognate mentiondiesede
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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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