An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/ihr

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, I (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
ihr
Friedrich Kluge2507316An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, I — ihr1891John Francis Davis

ihr, poss. pron., ‘her, their’ (general from the 14th cent.), MidHG. ir is rare as a poss. pron.; it is prop. the gen. plur. of er, OHG. iro (Goth. izé). Further details belong to grammar.