Where does “hinn” come from?

hinn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic jainaz, from Proto-Indo-European i- — that; he; a pronomial stem.

hinn (Old Norse): the other; that; the

Definitions

  1. the other; that; the

Ancestry of “hinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjainazthat over there, yon
2Proto-Indo-Europeani-that; he; a pronomial stem

Words derived from “hinn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European i-Every word from Proto-Germanic jainaz