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Where does “gur” come from?

gur (Middle English) comes from Middle English youre, from Old English ēower, from Proto-West Germanic iuwar, from Proto-Germanic izweraz, from Proto-Germanic jūz, from Proto-Indo-European yū́, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

gur (Middle English): Alternative form of youre

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of youre

Ancestry of “gur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishyouresecond-person plural possessive determiner: your;...
2Old Englishēower—
3Proto-West Germaniciuwaryour, yours, of you
4Proto-Germanicizwerazyour; 2nd person plural possessive
5Proto-Germanicjūzyou
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyū́you
7Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
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