Where does “dein” come from?

dein (German) comes from Middle High German dīn, from Old High German dīn, from Proto-West Germanic þīn, from Proto-Germanic þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European téynos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

dein (German): genitive singular of du; thy, your;...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of du; thy, your;...

Ancestry of “dein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandīn—
2Old High Germandīnyour (singular)
3Proto-West Germanicþīnyour, yours
4Proto-Germanicþīnazyour, yours (thy, thine); 2nd person singular possessive
5Proto-Indo-Europeantéynosthy; thine
6Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “dein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þīnaz →
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