Etymograph

English

yourn

Yourn comes from Middle English you.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500you1as youren
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1860yourn1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English yourn
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1860, – 1861 August, Charles Dickens: “When I was a hired-out shepherd in a solitary…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500youWiktionary, English yournas youren
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1860yournWiktionary, English yourn. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1860, – 1861 August, Charles Dickens: “When I was a hired-out shepherd in a solitary…”

Linked words

through Middle English you

you, yours

Today it means

pron Yours.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “yourn”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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