deinetwegen
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- deinet wegen (also occurring in um deinet wegen, proscribed, obsolete)
- deinentwegen, deintwegen (both archaic)
Etymology[edit]
Shortened from von deinetwegen, which can be traced through two developmental routes. One route is from von deinentwegen / von deinent wegen, from von deinen wegen, from Middle High German von dînen wegen, in which wegen was the dative plural of modern-day Weg and dînen was the possessive pronoun in the dative plural.
Another route can be traced from von deintwegen / von deint wegen, from Middle High German von dînt wegen, from von dîn wegen, in which dîn was the genitive pronoun. See more at wegen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
deinetwegen
- because of you (2nd person singular), for your sake
- as far as you (2nd person singular) are concerned (you don't mind if); for all you care
- Deinetwegen kann ich mitkommen?
- As far as you are concerned, I can come with you?
See also[edit]
- Low German: dinetwegen, Dinetwegen
Further reading[edit]
- “deinetwegen” in Duden online
- “deinetwegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “deinetwegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “deinetwegen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.