Where does “þin” come from?

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

þin (Old English): your; genitive of þū: yours or of you

Definitions

  1. your; genitive of þū: yours or of you

Ancestry of “þin”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þīnaz →