daer
See also: där
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch thar, from Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daːr/
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
- Dutch: daar, d'r, er
- Limburgish: daer, dao
Conjunction
dâer
- if, when
- because
- while
- when
Descendants
- Dutch: daar
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