Where does “your” come from?
Your derives from Middle English youre, Old English ēower, and Proto-Germanic izweraz, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European yū́ and túh₂, meaning the second person plural possessive pronoun.
your (English): Belonging to you; of you; related to you; A...
Definitions
- Belonging to you; of you; related to you; A...
Ancestry of “your”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | your | Alternative form of youre |
| 2 | Old English | ēower | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | iuwar | your, yours, of you |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | izweraz | your; 2nd person plural possessive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jūz | you |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yū́ | you |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |
Words derived from “your”