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Where does “hinn” come from?

hinn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hinn, from Proto-Germanic jainaz, from Proto-Indo-European i- — that; he; a pronomial stem.

hinn (Icelandic): other, the other, the other one, the next; that;...

Definitions

  1. other, the other, the other one, the next; that;...

Ancestry of “hinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehinnthe other; that; the
2Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
3Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem

Words derived from “hinn”

  • -inn
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