Where does “thineselves” come from?
thineselves (English) comes from English thine, from Middle English þyn, from Old English þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European téynos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
thineselves (English): Yourselves; a plural of the archaic or pseudo-archaic pronoun
Definitions
- Yourselves; a plural of the archaic or pseudo-archaic pronoun
Ancestry of “thineselves”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thine | Singular second person prevocalic possessive... |
| 2 | Middle English | þyn | Alternative form of þin |
| 3 | Old English | þīn | your (singular), thine, thy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *þīn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þīnaz | your, yours (thy, thine); 2nd person singular possessive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | téynos | thy; thine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |