Where does “þar” come from?

þar (Middle English) comes from Middle English þeir, from Old Norse þeirra.

þar (Middle English): Alternative form of þeir

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þeir

Ancestry of “þar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishþeirThird-person plural possessive determiner: their
2Old Norseþeirra—
Every word from Old Norse þeirra →Every word from Middle English þeir →
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