The etymology

English

English word the comes from Old English (ca. 450-1100) forþon, Proto-Indo-European *tébʰye, Proto-Indo-European *tóm, Old English (ca. 450-1100) þȳ, Old English (ca. 450-1100) se, and later Proto-Germanic *sa (That.)

Detailed word origin of the

Dictionary entry Language Definition
forþon Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
*tébʰye Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*tóm Proto-Indo-European (ine)
þȳ Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
se Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) That, he (masculine singular form) The That (masculine singular form).
forthy Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
*þiz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*sa Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) That.
Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
þe Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) (demonstrative) the, he: late variant of se.
þē Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
thyn Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
the English (en) Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive. [from 9th c.]. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already completely specified. [from 10th c.]. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a [...]

Words with the same origin as the

Descendants of forþon

nevertheless thy