Where does “their” come from?
their (Middle English) comes from Old Norse þeirra.
their (Middle English): Third-person plural possessive determiner: their
Definitions
- Third-person plural possessive determiner: their
Ancestry of “their”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þeirra | — |
Words derived from “their”