Where does “dina” come from?
dina (Swedish) comes from Swedish din, from Old Swedish þīn, from Old Norse þínn, from Proto-Germanic þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European téynos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
dina (Swedish): plural of din
Ancestry of “dina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | din | your, yours; "of one thing in the common gender... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þīn | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þínn | your, yours |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þīnaz | your, yours ; 2nd person singular possessive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | téynos | thy; thine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |