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.

þīn (Old Swedish): your, yours (singular)

Definitions

  1. your, yours (singular)

Ancestry of “þīn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þīn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þīnaz →