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Where does “þīn” come from?

þīn (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse þínn, from Proto-Germanic þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European téynos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

Ancestry of “þīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþínnyour, yours
2Proto-Germanicþīnazyour, yours ; 2nd person singular possessive
3Proto-Indo-Europeantéynosthy; thine
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “þīn”

  • din
  • dina
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →