Where does “their'n” come from?
their'n (English) comes from English theirn, from Middle English þeiren, from Middle English þeir, from Old Norse þeirra.
their'n (English): Alternative form of theirn
Definitions
- Alternative form of theirn
Ancestry of “their'n”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | theirn | Theirs |
| 2 | Middle English | þeiren | Third-person plural genitive pronoun: theirs |
| 3 | Middle English | þeir | Third-person plural possessive determiner: their |
| 4 | Old Norse | þeirra | — |