Where does “þine” come from?

þine (Middle English) comes from Old English þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European téynos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

þine (Middle English): Alternative form of þin

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þin

Ancestry of “þine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþīnyour (singular), thine, thy
2Proto-Germanic*þīn—
3Proto-Germanicþīnazyour, yours (thy, thine); 2nd person singular possessive
4Proto-Indo-Europeantéynosthy; thine
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þīnaz →