Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þus

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

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Adverb

*þus

thus, in this way

Descendants

Old English: þus
- Middle English: þus, thus, thuse, þos, þous, ðus, tus, tuss, þuss (Early Middle English)
  - English: thus
  - Scots: thus
Old Frisian: thus, dus
- ⇒ North Frisian: aldoz
- Saterland Frisian: dus, düs
- West Frisian: dus
  - ⇒ West Frisian: aldus
Old Saxon: *thus; thius
- Middle Low German: düs
  - ⇒ Middle Low German: aldüs, aldūs
  - ⇒ Middle Low German: duslik, düslîk
  - ⇒ Middle Low German: düssolîk, düssolk, düsselk, dusselk, düssek, dūsolk, duselk, düsk
Old Dutch: thus
- Middle Dutch: dus, dos
  - Dutch: dus
    - Afrikaans: dus
    - → Indonesian: dus
    - → Sranan Tongo: dùs
      - → Caribbean Javanese: dhes
  - ⇒ Middle Dutch: aldus, aldos
    - Dutch: aldus
Old High German: dus
- Middle High German: dus
  - ⇒ Middle High German: aldus
    - German: aldus (archaic)