þau

Old Norse

pronoun form
Definitions
  • they, them third-person nominative and accusative plural neuter personal pronoun
  • those nominative and accusative plural neuter demonstrative pronoun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *þō (they, those).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þō

Gloss

they, those

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Other

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • *þai Proto-Germanic
  • *þō Proto-Germanic
  • þā Old English
  • tho Middle English
  • diu Old High German
  • diu Middle High German
  • dō Middle High German
  • thuo Old Dutch
  • dê Middle Low German
  • thē Old Saxon