Where does “þærin” come from?

þærin (Old English) comes from Old English þǣr, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

þærin (Old English): therein

Definitions

  1. therein

Ancestry of “þærin”, step by step

þærin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þǣr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþǣrthere
2Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
3Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
2Proto-West Germanic*in—
3Proto-Germanicinin; into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →