Where does “your” come from?

your (Middle English) comes from Old English ēower, from Proto-West Germanic iuwar, from Proto-Germanic izweraz, from Proto-Germanic jūz, from Proto-Indo-European yū́, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

your (Middle English): Alternative form of youre

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of youre

Ancestry of “your”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēoweryour plural
2Proto-West Germaniciuwaryour, yours, of you
3Proto-Germanicizwerazyour; 2nd person plural possessive
4Proto-Germanicjūzyou
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyū́you
6Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “your”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →