euretwegen
German
editAlternative forms
edit- euertwegen
- eurentwegen, euerentwegen, euerntwegen (all archaic)
Etymology
editShortened from von euretwegen, which can be traced through two developmental routes. One route is from von eurentwegen / von eurent wegen, from von euren wegen, from Middle High German von iuwern wegen, in which wegen was the dative plural of modern-day Weg and iuwern was the possessive pronoun in the dative plural.
Another route can be traced from von euertwegen / von euert wegen, from von euer wegen, from Middle High German von iuwer wegen, in which iuwer was the genitive pronoun. See more at wegen.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editeuretwegen
- because of you (2nd person plural), for your sake
- as far as you (2nd person plural) are concerned (you don't mind if); for all you care
- Euretwegen kann ich mitkommen?
- As far as you are concerned, I can come with you?
Further reading
edit- “euretwegen” in Duden online
- “euretwegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “euretwegen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.