Where does “þyn” come from?

þyn (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.

þyn (Middle English): Alternative form of þin

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þin

Ancestry of “þyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþīnyour (singular), thine, thy
2Proto-Germanic*þīn—
3Proto-Germanicþīnazyour, yours (thy, thine); 2nd person singular possessive
4Proto-Indo-Europeantéynosthy; thine
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “þyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þīnaz →
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