Where does “yðar” come from?
yðar (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse yðarr, from Old Norse yðvarr, from Proto-Germanic izweraz, from Proto-Germanic jūz, from Proto-Indo-European yū́, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
yðar (Icelandic): genitive of þér; your, yours
Definitions
- genitive of þér; your, yours
Ancestry of “yðar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | yðarr | your, yours |
| 2 | Old Norse | yðvarr | the possessive pronoun corresponding to the... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | izweraz | your; 2nd person plural possessive |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jūz | you |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yū́ | you |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |