*þar

Runic: ᚦᚨᚱ Pronunciation: /ˈθɑr/

adverb

Meanings

there, in that place

Etymology

From *þa- (‘that’) + *-r (‘locative suffix’).

Descendants

  • *þār (Proto-West Germanic)
    • thār (Old Dutch)
      • dâer (Middle Dutch)
        • daar, d'r, er (Dutch)
        • daer, dao (Limburgish)
  • *þār (Proto-West Germanic)
    • þǣr, þār, þēr (Old English)
      • ther, there, that, thare, thore (Middle English)
        • there (English)
        • that, thare, thair, thaire (Scots)
  • *þār (Proto-West Germanic)
    • thēr, dēr (Old Frisian)
      • deer (Saterland Frisian)
      • der (West Frisian)
  • *þār (Proto-West Germanic)
    • thār, dār (Old High German)
      • dār, dā (Middle High German)
        • dar-, da (German)
        • do (Luxembourgish)
  • *þār (Proto-West Germanic)
    • thār, thar (Old Saxon)
      • dār (Middle Low German)
        • dar, dor (Low German)
  • ᚦᚨᚱ (þar) (Proto-Norse)
    • þar, þær (Old Norse)
      • har (Faroese)
      • þar (Icelandic)
      • der (Norwegian Bokmål)
      • dar, der (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • ᚦᚨᚱ (þar) (Proto-Norse)
    • þar, þær (Old Norse)
      • thær (Old Danish)
        • der (Danish)
  • ᚦᚨᚱ (þar) (Proto-Norse)
    • þar, þær (Old Norse)
      • þar, þær (Old Swedish)
        • där, dér, dar (Swedish)
  • 𐌸𐌰𐍂 (þar) (Gothic)

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