Where does “þér” come from?
þér (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse ér, from Old Norse es, from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — the . This demonstrative was used instead of a...
þér (Old Norse): you
Ancestry of “þér”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | ér | "nom. pl." to ‘þú’, ye |
| 2 | Old Norse | es | that; is; as |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | īz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ís | the . This demonstrative was used instead of a... |