English

there

/ðə(ɹ)/
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

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    Origin

    From Middle English there, ther, thare, thar, thore, from Old English þēr, þǣr, þār (“there; at that place”), from Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar (“at that place; there”), from Proto-Indo-European *tó-r (“there”), from demonstrative pronominal base *to- (“the, that”) + adverbial suffix *-r.

    Cognate with Scots thar, thair (“there”), North Frisian dear, deer, där (“there”), Saterland Frisian deer (“there”), West Frisian dêr (“there”), Dutch daar (“there”), Low German dar (“there”), German da, dar- (“there”), Danish der (“there”), Norwegian der (“there”), Swedish där (“there”), Icelandic þar (“in that place, there”).

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishthere
      • inheritedOld Englishþēr
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*þār
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*þar “at that place; there”
            • inheritedProto-Indo-European*tór “there”

    Related: Scots thar, North Frisian dear, Saterland Frisian deer, West Frisian dêr, Dutch daar, Low German dar, German da, Danish der, Norwegian der, Swedish där, Icelandic þar

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