Where does “þeir” come from?
þeir (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse þeir, from Proto-Germanic þai, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
þeir (Icelandic): nominative plural of the word hann meaning "he";...
Definitions
- nominative plural of the word hann meaning "he";...
Ancestry of “þeir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þeir | those; they |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þai | they; those; nominative plural masculine of *sa |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |