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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
YOUR.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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YOUR,
possess. pron. of 2nd person. (E.) Properly the possess. pron.
of the 2nd person plural, but commonly used instead of thy, which
was considered too familiar, and has almost passed out of use in
speech. M.E. ȝour, your, Chaucer C. T.
2251. Orig. the gen. pl. of the 2nd pers. pronoun; a use which
occurs even in M.E., as: 'ich am ȝoure aller hefd' = I
am head of you all, P. Plowman, C. xxii. 473; where aller = A.S. ealra,
gen. pl. of eall, all.—A.S. eówer, your; orig. gen. of
ge,
ye; see Ye. Der. your-s, M.E.
youres, Chaucer, C. T. 13204, from A.S. eówres, gen. sing. masc. and neut. of
eówer, poss. pronoun: Grein, i.
263. Also your-self (see Self).
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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