Where does “þérun” come from?
þérun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þéra, from Icelandic þér, 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).
þérun (Icelandic): the act of addressing formally with the second...
Definitions
- the act of addressing formally with the second...
Ancestry of “þérun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þéra | to address with þér, as opposed to þú |
| 2 | Icelandic | þér | dative singular of þú; plural of þú; you |
| 3 | Old Norse | ér | "nom. pl." to ‘þú’, ye |
| 4 | Old Norse | es | that; is; as |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | īz | he, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ís | this, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun) |