Where does “þīn” come from?

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

þīn (Proto-West Germanic): your, yours

Definitions

  1. your, yours

Ancestry of “þīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþīnazyour, yours (thy, thine); 2nd person singular possessive
2Proto-Indo-Europeantéynosthy; thine
3Proto-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 →