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Where does “þéra” come from?

þéra (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þér, from Old Norse ér, from Old Norse es, from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — the . This demonstrative was used instead of a...

þéra (Icelandic): to address with þér , as opposed to þú

Definitions

  1. to address with þér , as opposed to þú

Ancestry of “þéra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþérdative singular of þú; plural of þú; you
2Old Norseér"nom. pl." to ‘þú’, ye
3Old Norseesthat; is; as
4Proto-Germanicīz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanísthe . This demonstrative was used instead of a...

Words derived from “þéra”

  • þérun
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