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