English
their
/ðɛə/
Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
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Origin
From Old Norse þeira, þeirra. Replaced native Old English heora.
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Lineage
- derivedOld Norseþeira
- inheritedProto-Norseᚦᚨᛁᛉᛟ
- inheritedProto-Germanic*þaizǭ
- inheritedProto-Norseᚦᚨᛁᛉᛟ
Related: Old English heora
Words built on it: the, back house
Sources
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: their