Where does “þér” come from?

þér (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ér, from Old Norse es, from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun).

þér (Icelandic): dative singular of þú; plural of þú; you

Definitions

  1. dative singular of þú; plural of þú; you

Ancestry of “þér”, step by step

þér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseér"nom. pl." to ‘þú’, ye
2Old Norseesthat; is; as
3Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
4Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)

via Old Norse þú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþúyou
2Proto-Germanic*þū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “þér”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ís →Every word from Proto-Germanic īz →Every word from Old Norse es →