Where does “thīn” come from?

thīn (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic þīn, from Proto-Germanic þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European téynos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

thīn (Old Dutch): thy, your singular

Definitions

  1. thy, your singular

Ancestry of “thīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþīnyour, yours
2Proto-Germanicþīnazyour, yours (thy, thine); 2nd person singular possessive
3Proto-Indo-Europeantéynosthy; thine
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “thīn”

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