Where does “hin” come from?

hin (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hinn, from Proto-Germanic jainaz, from Proto-Indo-European i- — that; he; a pronomial stem.

hin (Faroese): the other, that, "the"; "the"

Definitions

  1. the other, that, "the"; "the"

Ancestry of “hin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehinnthe other; that; the
2Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
3Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European i-
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