Where does “דײַן” come from?
דײַן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German dīn, from Old High German dīn, from Proto-West Germanic þīn, from Proto-Germanic þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European téynos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
דײַן (Yiddish): your
Ancestry of “דײַן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dīn | — |
| 2 | Old High German | dīn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þīn | 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 |