Where does “tín” come from?

tín (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þínn, from Proto-Germanic þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European téynos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

tín (Faroese): genitive singular of tú; your; the second person...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of tú; your; the second person...

Ancestry of “tín”, step by step

tín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse þínn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþínnyour, yours
2Proto-Germanicþīnazyour, yours (thy, thine); 2nd person singular possessive
3Proto-Indo-Europeantéynosthy; thine
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Old Norse tin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetintin
2Proto-Germanictinątin
3Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þīnaz →
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