Where does “dine” come from?
dine (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dijn, from Old Dutch thīn, from Proto-West Germanic þīn, from Proto-Germanic þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European téynos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
dine (Middle Dutch): inflection of dijn:
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Definitions
- inflection of dijn:
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Ancestry of “dine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dijn | thy, your |
| 2 | Old Dutch | thīn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þīn | your, yours |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þīnaz | your, yours ; 2nd person singular possessive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | téynos | thy; thine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |