Where does “youre” come from?

youre (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.

youre (Middle English): second-person plural possessive determiner: your;...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural possessive determiner: your;...

Ancestry of “youre”, 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 “youre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yū́ →Every word from Proto-Germanic jūz →