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