Where does “ihr” come from?
ihr (German) comes from Middle High German ir, from Old High German ir, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.
ihr (German): you, ye; dative of sie; her
Definitions
- you, ye; dative of sie; her
Ancestry of “ihr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ir | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ir | you |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | jiʀ | you |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | — |