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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch thar, from Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar.
Pronunciation
Adverb
dâer
- Demonstrative uses:
- there
- to there, thither
- then
- Relative uses:
- where
- to where, whither
- whereupon, after which
- where, with who
- wherewith
- about which
Usage notes
In unstressed position, it may be reduced to der or er, enclitically also -re.
Descendants
Conjunction
dâer
- if, when
- because
- while
- when
Descendants
Further reading
- “daer (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “daer (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “daer”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Pennsylvania German
Determiner
daer
- this
Declension
Pronoun
daer (demonstrative)
- this, this one
Declension